From Elephant Toys to Elephant Gods and Back

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Length: 03:52

In a school of 4600 kids, it’s hard not to get your browns confused, but when you’re the only Indian on staff, “Where’s Waldo?” just got a whole lot easier… Read the full description.

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Playing: From Elephant Toys to Elephant Gods and Back
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Bajpai_correct_blog_picture_small This new day and age prides itself on cultural diversity. In fact, pop culture encourages it! Naturally, we harbor a sense of curiosity for the elements of another's culture. If you hear someone speak another language, you can't help but wonder what they must be saying, or if you're in an international restaurant, you wonder what sort of food they must have. There's a charm associated with another culture now, that has resulted from this wave of curiosity.

Unfortunately, if you've been surrounded by such an intriguing culture, you often forget about that foreign curiosity factor. Our project was to feature what was unique about us, and it took me too long to realize that my culture, that defines me, was a topic of general curiosity. It is foreign. It makes me unique.

In 3 minutes and 52 seconds, I've pieced together the most prominent aspect of my life, my Indian culture that not many people see from me, that contrasts so much to the American culture at Carmel High School. "In a school of 4600 kids, it's hard not to get your browns confused, but when you're the only Indian on staff, "Where's Waldo?" just got a whole lot easier..."

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This new day and age prides itself on cultural diversity. In fact, pop culture encourages it! Naturally, we harbor a sense of curiosity for the elements of another's culture. If you hear someone speak another language, you can't help but wonder what they must be saying, or if you're in an international restaurant, you wonder what sort of food they must have. There's a charm associated with another culture now, that has resulted from this wave of curiosity.

Unfortunately, if you've been surrounded by such an intriguing culture, you often forget about that foreign curiosity factor. Our project was to feature what was unique about us, and it took me too long to realize that my culture, that defines me, was a topic of general curiosity. It is foreign. It makes me unique.

In 3 minutes and 52 seconds, I've pieced together the most prominent aspect of my life, my Indian culture that not many people see from me, that contrasts so much to the American culture at Carmel High School. "In a school of 4600 kids, it's hard not to get your browns confused, but when you're the only Indian on staff, "Where's Waldo?" just got a whole lot easier..."