Famous Last Words- Week One

This week was a lot of introduction for me, and I have already learned a lot about blogging and Pinterest that I did not know. I am really excited for next week when we get to delve into the Indian epics. I really have no idea what to expect. I know I have a very americanized, commercial idea of what Indian culture is truly like, and I really hope that this class can change that. I want to be educated and worldly and I think this class is the way to get to that. I really liked reading everybody’s introductions this week. It seems like we have a variety of students in this class, but they all share one common interest with me: they want to know more about these two epics and the Indian culture. Everyone seems to come from a variety of majors and backgrounds too, which is really nice. I expected everyone to be a humanities major except me (I am biochemistry). So it was really nice to read about someone who was an engineering major and someone who was a political science major. Everyone seemed to be an accomplished writer from the stories I read. I read one that was a metaphor of an old riddle, and it turned into this elaborate story about eggs waiting to be cracked into a frying pan. It was fantastic. I read another one about Jack and Jill, but it was not just an everyday Jack and Jill retelling. There was purpose and life to this story. There were details that made it seem modern and realistic, and something that could happen any day. I was really impressed by the level of writing I have already seen in this class and I look forward to more specific and intense writing from my peers as we continue this semester.


My favorite god that I have read about so far, the Hindu god Ganesha.
From FullStopIndia