The International Engineer

Blog Created During A Study Abroad Semester (Spring 2023) to Document my Travel Journey in France

May 1, 2023

Some More Social Differences between America and France

May 1st, 2023 I’ve never felt like a loud American more than during my time in France. I love calling my friends and family here; sometimes, I will pick up their call and will be strolling the streets of Grenoble. And despite my efforts to keep my volume down, I will still get stares as Continue reading

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culture, greetings, loudness, norm, social, volume
February 26, 2023

My Brown Identity in France

Sunday February 26th, 2023 My identity as a first-gen South-Asian has always been very close to me. But being in France has made me reexamine my relationship with racial and cultural identity. For a very long part of my life I was ashamed of being Indian-American. A lot of it had to do with being Continue reading

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culture, race, stereotypes

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A Biomedical Engineering & Pre-health Student at Columbia University. Interested in exploring new places and trying new things!

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