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2020 Annual Letter
2020 Annual Letter
Dear students, families, donors, teachers, partners, volunteers, & friends
John Schupbach
Dec 27, 2020
Neha
Neha
Sponsored by Carol and Glenn Jones, USA
John Schupbach
Jun 29, 2017
Ajeet
Ajeet
Sponsored by the Matteucci and Fiedler Families, USA
John Schupbach
Jun 29, 2017
Thousands of Smiles
Thousands of Smiles
We squeezed in more meetings, seminars, and smiles in the morning of my first full day back than most people do in a week. I was up at 4 to…
John Schupbach
Sep 30, 2014
In the Mayo Clinic Spotlight
In the Mayo Clinic Spotlight
It was an incredible honor today to have Squalor to Scholar featured front and center in the Mayo Clinic newsletter. For those readers…
John Schupbach
Jan 22, 2014
In the Aspen Times
In the Aspen Times
Squalor to Scholar made my hometown newspaper the Aspen Times today. Read the full article at…
John Schupbach
Dec 18, 2013
Returning to India with Mom
Returning to India with Mom
Over the weekend, Mom and I embarked on the longest flight of our lives, a 12,000 km 15-hour trip aboard an Air India 777 direct from…
John Schupbach
Nov 19, 2013
Chapter 1: Discovering Incredible India
Two Weeks In
Two Weeks In
Faridabad, India
John Schupbach
Dec 18, 2011
Busy In The Village
Busy In The Village
Today, we volunteered at a public hospital in a small agricultural village approximately 10km East of Faridabad. The hospital serves as a…
John Schupbach
Dec 20, 2011
Agricultural Oasis
Agricultural Oasis
While the female volunteers were observing deliveries today, I was quickly summoned into a vehicle at the hospital. As the driver and…
John Schupbach
Dec 21, 2011
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
This morning, we had the fortunate opportunity to observe a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder) performed by a highly…
John Schupbach
Dec 23, 2011
Christmas Eve In The Jhuggi
Christmas Eve In The Jhuggi
Having forgotten to set my alarm this morning, I was awakened by a call from my family to remind me about their holiday party back in the…
John Schupbach
Dec 24, 2011
A Dollar A Day
A Dollar A Day
After volunteering at the hospital and having my first dosa (basically a giant stuffed crepe) for lunch, we returned to the slum school to…
John Schupbach
Dec 27, 2011
The Welcome of a Lifetime
The Welcome of a Lifetime
Tonight, we are packing our bags for an early morning bus ride tomorrow to Agra. I figure there are few better ways to start off the New…
John Schupbach
Dec 29, 2011
Bus Crash
Bus Crash
Simply riding in a vehicle in India is an exhausting, frustrating, and harrowing experience. There are only rare lanes, almost no traffic…
John Schupbach
Jan 3, 2012
Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri
Agra District, Uttar Pradesh, India
John Schupbach
Jan 3, 2012
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Finished 359 years ago, it is still considered by many to be the most beautiful building in the world. It is one of the seven wonders of…
John Schupbach
Jan 3, 2012
Jaipur, Kites, and Rajvilas
Jaipur, Kites, and Rajvilas
All six of us volunteers left the house this morning at 7:30 am in a car that we hired to drive us to, from, and around Jaipur for the…
John Schupbach
Jan 6, 2012
Amber Fort
Amber Fort
Our next stop was one of the most beautiful forts in the state of Rajasthan, if not all of India, called Amber Fort (known locally as Amer…
John Schupbach
Jan 6, 2012
Jantar Mantar
Jantar Mantar
As an enthusiast of astronomy, navigation, physics, and architecture (among many others), I had been eagerly awaiting a visit to Jantar…
John Schupbach
Jan 6, 2012
Monkey Temple
Monkey Temple
Jaipur, India
John Schupbach
Jan 10, 2012
Sikhism and the Gurudwara
Sikhism and the Gurudwara
From my experiences, Sikhs have always seemed like incredibly benevolent and optimistic individuals. I have been very curious to learn more…
John Schupbach
Jan 13, 2012
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