Calcutta, India

“As the traveler who has once been from home is wiser than he who has never left his own doorstep, so a knowledge of one other culture should sharpen our ability to scrutinize more steadily, to appreciate lovingly, our own.” (Margaret Mead) The ability to learn about other cultures by actually experiencing them through travel is undoubtedly a great gift. By actually perceiving first hand the aspects of a completely different society from yours will …

…you is to remain open-minded and realize while the area isn’t perfect, it does have its good qualities as well as the potential to be better, especially with a younger generation, such as your group, who will through education and personal experience of this part of the world will be able to take the knowledge you gain from this trip and use it to benefit yourself, others, and perhaps even the country of India.