As the sun rose in Haridwar, India — a bell rang, the day started with chai tea and a morning prayer, followed by breakfast.

The kids were sent off to school and she looked after the babies until the kids arrived back home. When they were back, she helped them with their homework and listened to the children talk about their day.

It's not every day that a Bulldog gets the opportunity to travel the world and volunteer in communities over 7,000 miles from California, but Fresno State equestrian freshman Natalie Wendt did just that over the winter break, staying at an ashram, a place for religious retreat.

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