From Sonipat to Tel Aviv: A Costa Rican Amid Two Conflicts

Abstract

The moment I decided to travel from Costa Rica to India to study and learn about diplomacy and international politics through a different lens, I never imagined that, in the final months of my two-year Master’s program, I would find myself in the middle of two major conflicts. This is where letters, books, and traditional education cannot take you—only person-to-person experiences, conversations, shared worries, expectations, and, at times, philosophical dilemmas that lead to agreements or disagreements on different worldviews.