Ashaman
In Auroville as a toddler and then raised there from the age
of 8, I left Auroville in 1993 at 18 to pursue university studies in America.
Although I worked part-time through my education, I still finished my degree
with close to $20,000 in government-funded student loans.
Since 1999, I have divided my time between Auroville and the
West, visiting Auroville most years for three to six months at a time, the
longest stretch being a year and a half from 1999-2001. Compounding my total
debt burden, during one trip to Auroville, I used a credit card both for the
journey and for living expenses on my return to the US while I re-established
my work situation.
During each visit, as soon as I feel as though I’m beginning
to sink my teeth into life in Auroville, I am pulled back to the West to
replenish my bank account in order to continue making loan payments. Each time
I leave India I invariably think, and say, “This time I will work with a
one-pointed focus and wip...
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