Learning Through Expeditions

     In  early October 2022, my family and I traveled to a town in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh for my aunt and uncle's housewarming celebration. As soon as we arrived, we realized that my aunt and uncle were busy preparing for the housewarming, and we had nothing to do there.         My uncle recommended going to "Cumbum Cheruvu" with our cousins. At first, we were perplexed since that "cheruvu" means pond in Telugu. When I researched it on the Internet, I found its rich history and geography.  We set off and reached in about 30 minutes. When we pulled up, we were honestly shocked, as we were of the misleading notion that we were visiting a pond. Translated into English, "Cumbum Cheruvu" actually becomes "Cumbum Lake".  To call it a "pond" was an awfully minimalistic way to describe “Cumbum Lake” In actuality, the “pond” was enormous it was the size of a large lake, which had a calm sur...