2008 Woodie Awards
Seven plan to travel to India
Katie Allender
Issue date: 12/5/07 Section: Collegian Front Page
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How would you like sway back and forth over sand dunes on camel back? Or romp through a National Park searching for tigers? Eat exotic spiced Indian food?
Between Dec. 26 and Jan. 9, seven students will be traveling halfway around the world. They will be emerged into a drastically different culture. Avery Archambo, history senior, said, "It's a once-in-a lifetime opportunity. Not many people get to take advantage of this."
Students will take a camel ride in the Thar Desert where they will camp in tents. They will also go on a safari to spy for tigers, elephants, and wildlife.
Starting in Dali, they will travel by sleeping train to Udaipur, and then on to Lake Udaipur, home to many palaces. From there they will travel to Jodhpur, also known as the "Blue City," because the houses are painted blue.
On the way to Dali, they will have a six-hour layover in Paris, which will be spent seeing the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, and The Louvre.
George Gangwere, professor of physics, said, "Because we will be in Paris around 7 a.m. or 8 a.m. we will only be looking at the sites. Most of them don't open for tours until around 10 a.m." Gangwere is the sponsor of the trip and has been working with the travel agent to sort out the activities.
In previous trips, Gangwere went to Australia and Egypt with the school and enjoyed it so much he decided to organize this India trip.
Gangwere said, "I have never been to India and the travel agent I met on the Egypt trip was from India and so that was his specialty."
Each student had a different reason for signing up for the trip. Archambo said, "I would like to gain more insight. It's a vastly different culture and I will be seeing places everyone hasn't seen."
Archambo has not traveled outside of the United State. Elynn Fell, biology freshman, and Katie Gomez, communication freshman, have both traveled before. On their Europe trip there were about 400 people versus the 12 going on the India trip.
Between Dec. 26 and Jan. 9, seven students will be traveling halfway around the world. They will be emerged into a drastically different culture. Avery Archambo, history senior, said, "It's a once-in-a lifetime opportunity. Not many people get to take advantage of this."
Students will take a camel ride in the Thar Desert where they will camp in tents. They will also go on a safari to spy for tigers, elephants, and wildlife.
Starting in Dali, they will travel by sleeping train to Udaipur, and then on to Lake Udaipur, home to many palaces. From there they will travel to Jodhpur, also known as the "Blue City," because the houses are painted blue.
On the way to Dali, they will have a six-hour layover in Paris, which will be spent seeing the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, and The Louvre.
George Gangwere, professor of physics, said, "Because we will be in Paris around 7 a.m. or 8 a.m. we will only be looking at the sites. Most of them don't open for tours until around 10 a.m." Gangwere is the sponsor of the trip and has been working with the travel agent to sort out the activities.
In previous trips, Gangwere went to Australia and Egypt with the school and enjoyed it so much he decided to organize this India trip.
Gangwere said, "I have never been to India and the travel agent I met on the Egypt trip was from India and so that was his specialty."
Each student had a different reason for signing up for the trip. Archambo said, "I would like to gain more insight. It's a vastly different culture and I will be seeing places everyone hasn't seen."
Archambo has not traveled outside of the United State. Elynn Fell, biology freshman, and Katie Gomez, communication freshman, have both traveled before. On their Europe trip there were about 400 people versus the 12 going on the India trip.
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