American celebrities in Chennai

From Charlie Lordo ‘09…

We are half way into our trip now. We are leaving tomorrow morning from Chennai, the gateway to the southern coast of India to travel to Mumbai, the commercial capital of India. We are finished with the sightseeing and are now continuing on to the business part of this trip.

Today we went to a university called VIT, one of the most prestigious schools in India. We had an amazing experience interacting with VIT’s Indian MBA students and discussing the cultural differences between the U.S. and India. Needless to say, a comment that our group made was about the heat. The Indian students found that humorous, considering this is just the start of their summer, and the temperature is predicted to raise 20-25 degrees within the next few months. It is extremely hot and incredibly humid.

The Indian people treat us like royalty. Everywhere we go, people stare at us like we are celebrities, and often ask us if they can take pictures with us. This is something that all of us will definitely miss when we come back to the U.S. I will write again when we reach our third and final city.