Grand Canyon National Park – Grandest of them all!

If you want to witness the wrath of a river and everything it leaves behind in its wake, you have to visit the wonder that is the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. 2 of 59

Shenandoah National Park – Spectacular Fall colors!

Spectacular fall color drives, world-class vineyard tours, and joyous hikes in the blue ridge mountain ranges are what Shenandoah is made of. 1 of 59.

US National Parks – Why you should visit them!

Why visiting the national parks feels like visiting the real United States?

Paris and 7 ‘first-times’.

Paris – What makes it such a romantic place?

7 things to do in Amsterdam!

Hypothetically there are numerous interesting and soul-fulfilling things you can do in any city, country or place on earth. In … More

7 times I was awestruck in Iceland.

Adventures in Iceland!

A real vacation and its 7 signs.

After much pondering, I figured out why I was so content on my flight back this time. What I just … More

10 things that change when you start working full-time.

It’s been almost 10 months since my last post about ‘Solo Travel in Australia’ and for all these months I … More

30 things i learnt about Traveling Alone & Australia!

Solivagant – (noun) a solitary wanderer, (adj.) wandering alone Reading about and listening to exotic experiences of solo ‘wander lusting’ … More

The biggest party your parents will ever throw you!

A few months before a birthday the biggest question on any child’s mind is, how big is my birthday party … More

Making room on Life’s Shelf.

Shelf life – A concept that is often used in context with food products at grocery stores. Milk. Fruit. Eggs. … More

The Darden i will miss.

When you finally get ready to leave a place as beautiful as Darden and Charlottesville, you try and soak in … More

How an MBA ruins vacations for the rest of your life!

This post was originally featured in TopMBA Blogs 🙂 One of the biggest upsides of doing an MBA is the … More

The ride I will never forget!

I still remember the first time I saw the mind blowing roller coaster rides on Discovery travel and Living on … More

Why you should slow down at-least once a day?

Why should you slow down at least once a day? For weeks on end I was running from one class … More

Eat around the world in 2 hours!

Come September end, Darden students take to buying ingredients, digging up old recipe books, calling their mothers frantically to figure … More

Can you read for pleasure when doing an MBA?

When you think about becoming a student for two years, one of the resolutions you make is that of reading … More

One for All, All for one! – Learning Teams at Darden

As Second Years you often find yourself at home at 7:00pm either reading your cases for the next day or … More

Flying too frequently?

Air travel as a child was a thing of luxury. I still remember the first time I flew on a … More

Make your home in your heart!

Growing up as an army officers’ daughter, I have known many homes. Close to 14 different cities, towns, villages, and … More

Blossoming trees, galloping horses, and home going!

As a third grade Geography teacher, I taught my kids about seasons – the four distinct seasons in India, the … More

Darden Diaries 14: Battlegrounds and boardrooms.

Some of the best things about a business school like Darden, nestled in the rich cultural heritage of Virginia, are … More

Enough of the “white noise” already!

To the all Darden second round admits… Welcome! Also I want to enlighten you a little about the white noise … More

Darden Diaries: Become a Gladiator.

“My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal … More

Darden Diaries 11: Recruiting and dating – Aren’t they similar?

“Recruiting is like dating.” When I first heard this from a career advisor at Darden, I thought it made no … More

Darden Diaries 10: Who needs that vacation?

One of the best things about living in a picturesque and sleepy town like Charlottesville is that you can leave … More

Darden Diaries 9: How to “operate” like a manager!

Blue, green, yellow, red, black, white, orange, brown and pink. Brick 2 X 2, brick 1 X 2, angle bushe, … More

Darden Diaries 8: It was “Fall”ing and its all fallen!

Amber, beige, bister, chestnut, khaki, tan, fawn, sepia, ocher, ginger, rust, puce, chocolate, hazel… Before you think I am rattling … More

Darden Diaries 7: To new and old festivals

One of the many downsides of being away from your home country is the time when you realize that not … More

Darden Diaries 6: Class contribution – the ultimate potluck!

All our words are but the crumbs that fall from the feast of the mind. – Khalil Gibran I am … More