India was a remarkable place. It sometimes felt like the cities were the very meeting places of the industrialized world and the cultural and traditional lives of centuries ago. The differences in social norms, some subtle and some drastic, proved to me the importance of investing in exchange programs.
I remember from day one, as our small group stood huddled by our airport terminal, our excitement. This excitement never left us as we tasted the foods, explored the cities, and interacted with India's people.