Dear friends and family,
The semester has flown by! My next update will probably be from home in Chicago when I arrive there on the 21st.
Today was the final day of my project, so I presented a brief paper summarizing my results, said my goodbyes, and spent about two hours dealing with Indian-style bureaucracy before packing up my stuff. My time at Vector Control Research Center has been a singular experience. I couldn’t have asked for more. After spending five weeks near the wildlife of Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, I come here and get to visit a tribal village, interact with filariasis patients, and do lab work involving this tropical disease. I’m extremely grateful to my advisers and I promised to send them Christmas cards forthwith!
Our trip isn’t quite over. Tomorrow we’re heading up to Chennai where we’ll catch two trains to get to Goa. Two days of vacation in the one place in India where you can actually wear a swimsuit! Then, back to Chennai where we’ll catch the final flight home.
But before then I’ll eat a final dhosa, take in the chaos one last time, and hopefully say good-bye to Clara, who more than anyone helped me survive here.
Wish us a good time in Goa.
Ever your loving,
Isaac H.
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