Taryn Farr
Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia, Reimagining India Study Tour
Introduction
Kia ora tātou! I’m Taryn. I grew up in Tauranga but moved to Hamilton to study a few years ago. I did my degree in Psychology and Public Relations and then did Honours in Psychology this year.
After four years of study, I felt now was a great time to apply for a programme like this. I enjoyed my studies and learning about various theories, but I’m really excited to experience learning first-hand in another country.
While being immersed in another culture will be challenging, I’m looking forward to understanding different perspectives better. India is home to a large proportion of the world’s population and has so much to offer – I believe learning more about Indian culture will aid me in whatever career I find myself in in the future.
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Gaining perspective
Over the last few years of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a lot of talk of coming to terms with a “new normal”. Life changed as we knew it and we had to adapt to big changes very quickly. It has now been a few weeks since we got back from India and I have…Continue…
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People and places in India
At times in India, I felt like a fish out of water. I loved getting to experience and appreciate India but I definitely felt like a foreigner at first, often unsure how to get from A to B. We were on the move a lot during our trip, visiting new and vastly different cities every…Continue…
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First Impressions: Chaos, Culture and Creativity in India
It has been one week since I arrived in India with 20 other New Zealand students. We’ve spent the last week exploring Pondicherry and Coimbatore and, as we travel to Mysore, I’ve taken some time to process all that I have seen so far and unpack my first impressions: 1. The chaos One of the…Continue…