“We started this Passage a year ago, sitting on a bench in the Peace Garden … thinking of where we would be in a year,” Anirudh Aggarwal, Class of 2020 and co-founder of the NASA Passage at Woodstock, said. Recently, Aggarwal, along with co-founder Joshua Lyndem, Class of 2020, and eight other members, also from […]

Art teacher’s life goes beyond tolerance “Hey, how’re you doing?” That voice, usually so friendly, sounded like a threat: “How’s the article coming together?”   Man, I really need to find another way to get to the Media Center. “Great,” I replied, before shuffling away hurriedly. I didn’t have the heart to tell Mr. Hubbard […]

It is 12 a.m. and my teeth are chattering; I feel my lungs shiver. But despite the cold and the lack of sleep, my eyes abruptly open in the dark. I swiftly get out of the sleeping bag, not because I want to, but out of obligation. Responsibility sits heavily on my shoulders from last […]

Living a life without regrets is a very tough task, but Ms. Subhashini Timothy, one of the oldest staff members at Woodstock, claims to have successfully accomplished this. “What I want, I have. God has blessed me in life, except for a home, which I hope I will get some day. I am a very […]

Sincere attention, modesty, and smiles were all I received from Mr. Shashank Katoch, the Program Manager of the Sambhaavnaa institution. For Activity Week, in Dharamshala, our group visited the social workshop institution where I met Mr. Katoch. And to my surprise, his untainted smile, too, had its own story to tell. “When I was a […]

Known as the “charming corn village of India,” Sainji is not just a village but a unique way of life. As we wandered from one house to another, we met people from different walks of life, and discovered passed-down secret stories of the village, making this trip more than just a required activity-week outing. When […]

After spending eight hours in a traveler full of moody teenagers, I stepped out and felt the wind blowing and the sun shining directly into my eyes. It felt as though I had come back to life. “This is just the beginning,” I reminded myself as I walked to the back of the vehicle to […]

“Do you speak Hindi?” a bony, middle-aged man asked, with excitement on seeing Indians among the many foreigners as we arrived at the campsite. He was delighted to know that many of us spoke the same language as him. He called some other young boys to help us pitch our tents and bring us some […]

As I took refuge under a puny tree from the light but chilling snowflakes, I could see the dark gray spots where the snow had dampened my gloves and track pants. Getting off from my squeaky mountain bike I quickly put on a waterproof jacket as one of our guides zoomed his bike past me. […]