{"id":80,"date":"2019-01-03T03:25:52","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T08:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/?p=80"},"modified":"2019-01-03T03:25:52","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T08:25:52","slug":"first-day-of-orientation-and-starting-an-exciting-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/2019\/01\/03\/first-day-of-orientation-and-starting-an-exciting-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"First Day of Orientation and Starting an Exciting Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arriving Hubali on December 29, students from US and China were greeted by KLE faculty (Prof Nitin Kulkarni) and his army of student volunteers!<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-85\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0034-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0034-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0034-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0034-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0034-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0038-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0038-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0038-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0038-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0038-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the Scholar House, where students are staying, they were greeted by KLE volunteers with a traditional Tikka and Garland, Welcome to India!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-110\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0066-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0066-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0066-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0066-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0066-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-111\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0079-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0079-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0079-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0079-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0079-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After a very short rest, students were shown around the campus and attended an orientation session that included presentation of different Indian cultures and introduced them quickly to India. KLE students performed classical Indian dances, sang Bollywood songs and gave an overview of Indian customs, traditions and religions.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-89\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0103-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0103-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0103-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0103-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0103-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-90\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0106-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0106-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0106-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0106-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0106-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-109 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0121-e1546498916407-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0121-e1546498916407-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0121-e1546498916407-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0121-e1546498916407-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-92\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0117-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0117-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0117-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0117-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0117-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-108 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0140-e1546497917620-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0140-e1546497917620-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0140-e1546497917620-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0140-e1546497917620-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-96\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0170-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0170-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0170-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0170-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0170-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-97\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0226-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0226-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0226-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0226-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2019\/01\/DSC_0226-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arriving Hubali on December 29, students from US and China were greeted by KLE faculty (Prof Nitin Kulkarni) and his army of student volunteers! At the Scholar House, where students are staying, they were greeted by KLE volunteers with a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/2019\/01\/03\/first-day-of-orientation-and-starting-an-exciting-journey\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions\/112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}