{"id":12111,"date":"2016-05-09T07:06:55","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T07:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/?p=12111"},"modified":"2024-01-30T10:40:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T15:40:54","slug":"india-final-countdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/india-final-countdown\/","title":{"rendered":"India &#8211; The Final Countdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>India is a large country full of cultural and religious diversity. In just <strong>3 days\u00a0<\/strong>Professor Steven Sinclair and \u00a0his students will leave the U.S. to explore the beauty of this country. On their to-do-list are the cities Delhi, Jaipur Mumbai, as well as many famous sights such as the Taj Mahal.<\/p>\n<p>If you have never been to India before, here are some helpful tips:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Forget maps &#8211; in bigger cities like Mumbai or Delhi it is easy to get lost.\u00a0Ask locals for help or trust the rickshaw-wallah.<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/05\/091201_delhi_india_cycle_rickshaw_motion_pan_passenger_look_MG_7513.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12216\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12216 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/05\/091201_delhi_india_cycle_rickshaw_motion_pan_passenger_look_MG_7513-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"091201_delhi_india_cycle_rickshaw_motion_pan_passenger_look_MG_7513\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/05\/091201_delhi_india_cycle_rickshaw_motion_pan_passenger_look_MG_7513-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/05\/091201_delhi_india_cycle_rickshaw_motion_pan_passenger_look_MG_7513-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/05\/091201_delhi_india_cycle_rickshaw_motion_pan_passenger_look_MG_7513.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Crowds everywhere: Delhi is the second most populated city in the world, so you can \u00a0expect crowds of people everywhere.<\/li>\n<li>Be open-minded: India is different from the U.S. in many ways; the food, the people, the culture. 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