The trip is over and we are home. And right now I want to go right back to Bombay! I miss everything about it. Let’s face it, I’m going to miss blogging too.
Everything about this trip may not have been perfect but it was still amazing. I learnt so much about myself over the trip. It was a much needed eye-opener to my own being.
I made the journey back to the States. And although I do appreciate the weather and the other luxuries I have here, I miss roughing it out. I miss the auto rides and wading through the water when it rained too much. I have come back a changed person. I have grown up, I have lived in Bombay (however sheltered and pampered) and survived it, I have worked (again VERY sheltered and pampered) and now at least I know what to expect when I am ready to fight the odds and join the industry. I worked with some wonderful people and even though there was less work I did for the first time read a full length Indian feature film and help make the costume selections and help with the shooting schedule, locations as well trying to find the number of of a famous actress who resided in Delhi. They wanted my opinion with casting, with the script, with the story even the way the movie should be shot.
This internship was a beautiful experience and I am glad I was a part of it. It was much more than an internship. I can now understand why people value studying abroad so much. Even though I was studying/interning in a country that I have lived in for 18 years I was able to learn so much new. I was able to rediscover my love for India while still be acutely aware of the differences between India and America. I realized how passionate I am about film and Bollywood in partcular.
A big thank you to Whistling Woods and to SU for making this possible.
