Backward Study Abroad

Cornfields fill the whole of Akshi Mohla’s window in Wilson Hall, broken only by the clear blue horizon. A far departure from the bustling upper-middle class New Delhi neighborhood where she grew up, she is left wondering if she made the right choice, if her years abroad would be worth it. Visions of the “American Pie” college experience were quickly fading, leaving her longing for the security of her family and home worlds away