Hi all, so this is really the beginning of hopefully very many posts. The purpose of this one is to tell all of you what I'll be up to in the next five months . I am participating in a Gap Semester at the Woodstock Boarding School in northern India. In short I will be studying Indian culture. Some of the high-lights of my trip will be learning Hindi, participating in service-learning projects, home stays in Himalayan villages, being taught advanced first aid, basic mountaineering, and introductory rafting, I will also we going on a wildlife safari and be introduced to human-animal conflict. If you'd like to see pictures of where I'll be going or just read more about the program you can visit the Woodstock web-site, www.woodstock.ac.in/gapsemester/index.htm. I know that every moment will be a once in a life time experience. I can't wait! Keep updated.