When I first began to plan this trip almost a year ago, my friend, Akash, told me there are two kinds of people in the world: the kind who come to India once to check it off their list and the kind who return again and again to take in its magic.
“You, Christa, are the latter,” he said. He’s right. India, we’ve only just begun to know one another. I am certain I will be back very soon.
I imagine by this point my cup will be running over with gratitude for all of the kindness and generosity we have been shown through this journey. It will be hard to express in words, but I will do my best upon my return. Namaste.
The short of it:
Writer. Health, education, and art advocate. Theater and film producer. Visual artist. Product geek. Proud alumnae of the University of Pennsylvania (BA) and the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia (MBA). Inspired by ancient wisdom & modern tech. Proliferator of goodness. Opener of doors. Friend to animals. Fan of creative work in all its wondrous forms. I use my business skills to create passion projects that build a better world. I’ve been called the happiest New Yorker, and I try hard to live up to that title every day.
The long of it:
My career has stretched across Capitol Hill, Broadway theatre, education, nonprofit fundraising, health and wellness, and Fortune 500 companies in retail, media, entertainment, technology, and financial services. I’ve been a product developer and product manager, theater manager, strategic consultant, marketer, voice over artist, , teacher, and fundraiser. I use my business and storytelling to support and sustain passion projects that build a better world. In every experience, I’ve used my sense of and respect for elegant design to develop meaningful products, services, programs, and events.
While building a business career, I also built a strong portfolio as a journalist, novelist, freelance writer, interviewer, presenter, and public speaker. My writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, PBS.org, Boston.com, Royal Media Partners publications, and The Motley Fool on a wide range of topics including business, technology, science, health, education, culture, and lifestyle. I have also been an invited speaker at SXSW, Teach for America, Avon headquarters, Games for Change, NYU, Columbia University, Hunter College, and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. The first book in my young adult book series, Emerson Page and Where the Light Enters, was acquired by a publisher and launched in November 2017. I’m currently working on the second book in the series.
A recovering multi-tasker, I’m equally at home in front of my Mac, on my yoga mat, walking my rescue dog, Phineas, traveling with a purpose, or practicing the high-art of people watching. I also cut up small bits of paper and put them back together as a collage artist.
My company:
I’m bringing together all of my business and creative career paths as the Founder of Double or Nothing Media:
• I craft products, programs, and projects that make a difference;
• I build the business plans that make what I craft financially sustainable;
• I tell the stories that matter about the people, places, and products that inspire me.
Follow my adventures on Twitter at https://twitter.com/christanyc and Instagram at https://instagram.com/christarosenyc.
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2 thoughts on “Leap: India, I’ll Be Seeing You (Again and Again and Again)”
That’s a lovely way of looking at it, I think. It’s a sweet kind of torture, returning home from a part of the world that spoke to you so deeply and having to wait and plan and wish before you get back to embrace it again. I hope you don’t have to wait too long since you’ve found a passion for India. Namaste.
It was a really incredible trip, Carol. I feel lucky that the way opened to make it possible for me to visit. I’m sure there will be more insights and reflections in the aftermath.
Christa Avampato 
That’s a lovely way of looking at it, I think. It’s a sweet kind of torture, returning home from a part of the world that spoke to you so deeply and having to wait and plan and wish before you get back to embrace it again. I hope you don’t have to wait too long since you’ve found a passion for India. Namaste.
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It was a really incredible trip, Carol. I feel lucky that the way opened to make it possible for me to visit. I’m sure there will be more insights and reflections in the aftermath.
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