Most Likely to – To capture the most Instagram worthy photo Favourite Meal So Far – Honestly just the cold coffee Fun Fact #1 – Eats her pineapple like pancakes Fun Fact #2 – She knows the RGB codes for every colour ever in existence Fun Fact #3 – She has never met a door she didn’t …
Day 10: “But you gotta put in work, work, work, work, work, work, work – Fifth Harmony” – Natalie Armstrong
“Already day 10???” It is absolutely wild to believe that we have already entered into the double-digit days of our trip. Where has time gone? Yesterday was a fantastic start to our data analysis, but with over 18 interviews completed here in Auroville, the data appears to be never-ending (which is a good thing!!). The …
Day 9: End of Interviews
Day 9 began with guesthouse breakfast and the team enjoyed their morning ritual of some good old quality time with their cellphones. After breakfast, everyone went to the work room for a morning meeting with Ajay. During the meeting, the team split into groups to analyze the data from their interviews to date and brainstorm …
Day 8: Kiosks Con’t
On Day 8, the team held their second kiosk at the entrance of the Solar Kitchen. This kiosk allowed the team to interact with Aurovillians and ask their opinion on tourism impacts happening in their township. Those on shift had very insightful conversations with residents and got to develop their kiosk skills. After the kiosk …
Meet Alanna!
Most Likely to - Get confused for Indian heroine Andrea Jeremiah Favourite Meal So Far - The butter chicken at Promenade in Puducherry Fun Fact #1 - Nothing gets her more excited than data collection Fun Fact #2- Alanna is obsessed with dogs, she is finding it really hard to not pet every single one she …
Day 7: Kiosks
Day 7 in Auroville marked the start of kiosks! This morning, the team held a kiosk at the Visitors Centre to collect data from visitors and guests. With her ball cap on backwards and fanny pack on frontwards, no one was more ready for data collection than Alanna. Nadia and Alanna had the first kiosk …
Day 6: Night on the Town
Day 6 began with the daily team breakfast and debrief, after which the group split up to divide and conquer morning interviews. While dispersed throughout the morning, the team came together in the afternoon. Following the bad example of Alanna and Sarah who ate gelato yesterday, a few team members took a leap of faith …
Day 5: Bongo Banger
Day 5 brought another morning full of interviews. The team had breakfast at 8 am and discussed the interesting dreams they have been having. A fellow guesthouse resident told Vanessa that the group has a positive aura, and that the alternative energy of the guesthouse is causing us to dream. The team then divided into …
Meet Sarah!
Most Likely to- get complimented on her cheerleading muscles Favourite Meal So Far- anything garlic naan 😉 Sarah's a huge foodie Fun Fact #1- Until today, Sarah has never been told to be quiet Fun Fact #2- Sarah did her undergrad at Queen's University in Health Science before joining SURP! Fun Fact #3- The prettiest photos …
Day 4: Leave no naan behind!
Today was another busy day, jam packed with interviews! Kass, Vanessa, Nadia, Avi and Pratyusha met with the Elders from Edayanchavadi village at their village temple. The team was thankful to have Moris translate the one and a half hour interview in Tamil. Because of him, they gained insightful knowledge regarding how the village is …
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