<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:15:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@bkochar/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Traveling to Madagascar - Visiting Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arriving in the capital city Tana We landed at the capital city of Tana in the dead of the night, and after waiting for about an hour for our luggage (the conveyor belt was experiencing technical]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@bkochar/traveling-to-madagascar-visiting-tsingy-de-bemaraha-national-park</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@bkochar/traveling-to-madagascar-visiting-tsingy-de-bemaraha-national-park</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bkochar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2018 20:29:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6HifPgZvJ3qLWi75hdozRgACX1vRK6X4fd4763K3tPqaWRqfF1QpgvPzy4ycT2bbbc9iGk3rjK285msqgs9H5QLqbMm5tcFhx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traveling to Madagascar  - Checklist, how to prepare]]></title><description><![CDATA[So our tickets to Madagascar were booked. Time to get planning! Itinerary We had three weeks, and wanted to drive ourselves. By this I mean, Philippe wanted to drive, because I don't have a driver's license.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@bkochar/traveling-to-madagascar-checklist-how-to-prepare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@bkochar/traveling-to-madagascar-checklist-how-to-prepare</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bkochar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2018 17:36:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gG2NWUBL8wUVbdrSwVWpp6CGkP99ZhsyZYd1n8Nz1yRNLVzNqepcJvhcPgXGDC7ZwQESAhfQno5AT59sDgDUrGDDzqZh6dJHKTandSmZZyFz7T3X1LTGZX4eg6MUu8o3PiMhBUttJQZUoNsL5Qrj3jUxZWdA1hG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traveling to Madagascar - Reasons / why to visit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traveling to Madagascar was an incredibly beautiful and rewarding experience. It was pretty random how we decided to go. After seriously contemplating Japan, briefly considering China, and almost booking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@bkochar/traveling-to-madagascar-reasons-why-to-visit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@bkochar/traveling-to-madagascar-reasons-why-to-visit</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bkochar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 21:25:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7z9YRrNwLHp44af1LpsiyUi6NFwEJJHPZ9eZBrGkkC7UQ6R9zecfVuEpAhy9pkuYhBtrodp3j5dwMuP9dUtLYurWje6Ktz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final Goodbye - A Poem about First Love and First Heartbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote this poem when I was seventeen for my ex-boyfriend as a letter of goodbye. He was moving to the other end of the world, and we were too young for there to be a realistic chance for us. We both]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@bkochar/poem-or-final-goodbye</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@bkochar/poem-or-final-goodbye</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bkochar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2017 10:23:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMeTUExS2S5Po4muK4kCjzY3FihBwFmaM1EZWfXEpNC9CmmumZNqVQR6Lgx3hkf8kLcvvrn4tvajJpMUNba9jvn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Studying in Germany: Lessons I have learnt along the way]]></title><description><![CDATA[My colleague asked me today if I would talk and share my own experiences with his roommate's niece, who just graduated from high school in India and, like me back in my youthful days, wants to study in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@bkochar/studienkolleg-and-other-tips-for-foreigners-wanting-to-study-in-germany</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@bkochar/studienkolleg-and-other-tips-for-foreigners-wanting-to-study-in-germany</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bkochar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2017 22:35:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRqCmQLhs7ZoybsrgTuvSTU2pMGE9588FvAURzuh4pX31FkmeUGW9zshrpqiGHmSMChA1jRQ8Ler1CHqXfoUAW27JmZj1rF1dkRpqMudcNjuBV1V3yjZ3Qd39g3UiNtUr68q9SbG5CM2beBqSDeuLDVURZoTKVP?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting German citizenship]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I spent my Sunday yesterday studying for a naturalization test for Germany that I will be taking on Friday. The test consists of 33 multiple-choice questions out of a catalogue of 310 questions. To]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bkochar/getting-german-citizenship</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bkochar/getting-german-citizenship</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bkochar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2017 21:43:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiSwrwAjCjinQa5UNmTVi3F9uCyw4g1sxeRZzvtNbXoovfBfPD24ov6k5GMh9qf4LqoaZWaEpBs6BvPBsgb4Kcc2M69cVrts8ZDvfP?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munich diaries #2: A Pakistani-American love story and Nepalese food]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today was the last day of the Munich film festival and we watched a new movie called The Big Sick: a love story based on the real life love story of Pakistani actor Kumail Nanjiani and American wife Emily]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bkochar/munich-diaries-2-a-pakistani-american-love-story-and-nepalese-food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bkochar/munich-diaries-2-a-pakistani-american-love-story-and-nepalese-food</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bkochar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2017 23:17:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAGFbvz6jDvab6HkTDQXew2pD61e2z4ocJCeyJ6QuBovmwsbZ5Dp9BBvohYynuuAX8qqsSbaXBfmsTnbzqZSnSuQs7AXcVahc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munich diaries #1: Film festival, Gärtnerplatz and tapas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Typical. @cagu and I realise on the second last day of the Munich film festival how cool the programme is. But hey, cliches are cliches for a reason and late is better than never. Right? So tonight we]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/film/@bkochar/munich-summer-activities-film-festival-gaertnerplatz-and-tapas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/film/@bkochar/munich-summer-activities-film-festival-gaertnerplatz-and-tapas</guid><category><![CDATA[film]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bkochar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 22:06:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtwnuvijzVBHh27oDGhT8qEauYozsAKhMmekgyvspwBXRPNS4nKvjfZEa3tWQSDT9SZGfdaKFpGZmstqMDHMM8Y6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello from an Indian girl living in Munich]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hallo Steemit Community, my name is Bhavna. It's an Indian name and in Hindi it means feelings. I grew up in New Delhi, India and moved to Germany about 9 years ago. I currently live in Munich with my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@bkochar/hello-from-an-indian-girl-living-in-munich</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@bkochar/hello-from-an-indian-girl-living-in-munich</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bkochar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 20:12:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgMwq3WSC55ivMVtcFmcoi8dC15heZnUhRAiE12Lk2TSGkbmkRreayhy2YK6nygr7p5RYL4WvAGpKYJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>