Category Archives: My AIESEC internship in India

Back home

It’s been two and a half months since I’ve returned „home” home (the term of home is starting to become ambiguous to me as the more I have the abroad experiences, the more I feel I’m leaving parts of my … Continue reading

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A life in a year.

A few weeks ago I saw the AIESEC Brazil posting a quote that truly summarized my experience: “An exchange is not a year in your life. It’s a life in a year.” This is exactly what my more than a … Continue reading

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Coming for an internship to Delhi… (4)

What about parties and shopping? A wonderful thing is the MRP – maximum retail price. It is printed on the packaging of most goods and it means that a shopkeeper can charge you less than that, but he cannot ask … Continue reading

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Coming for an internship to Delhi… (3)

Wonder about living conditions for interns here? Power cuts are normal. In Delhi most of the interns stay in South Delhi and the conditions are good – we have showers with hot water (no bucket-wash needed as some interns fear), … Continue reading

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Coming for an internship to Delhi… (2)

To continue from where I left, here are some more things that are good to know: Adjust to living in a large city and spend hours travelling from one spot to another. Delhi metro system is new (in operation since autumn … Continue reading

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Coming for an internship to Delhi…

If you have stumbled upon this while thinking of or planning of coming to India (Delhi) for an internship, let me give you some information and a few tips that I was given in the beginning or that I wish … Continue reading

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Farting camels and shooting stars – a desert safari in Jaisalmer

I’ve mentioned before that getting out of Delhi is essential for surviving it, and last weekend we again went with some friends for a longer weekend to charge our batteries, this time from the desert sun. The month of November … Continue reading

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Street snacks

I think you deserve to see some photos of street food, too. Chai – hot masala tea – is an integral part of Indian identity. Hygiene of the pots where chai-wallahs prepare chai is not an issue you want to … Continue reading

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Some more photos – contrasts of India

I’m putting some more pictures here from the last few months. Now, after the monsoon is long gone, I can admit that it was much better than what I had expected/was afraid of as Delhi did not get flooded, traffic … Continue reading

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Some bits from Old Delhi

Here are some pictures from Old Delhi – so you can get a glimpse at the traffic, infrastructure and daily life there :) The big pots of food – that is one of the Sikh temples (gurudwara) in the old … Continue reading

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