This essay begins at the St. Pancras Youth Hostel in London. It concludes—but does not end—as I sit at my work table in Stowe, Vermont listening to a gentle summer rain strike the roof, feel the cool breeze through the window, and contemplate the work I must do to complete my Fulbright Teachers for Global Classroom work and begin the 2019-20 school year. A rainbow flag hangs from the balcony outside the television room where I try to work every morning.
Read moreAt Stella’s suggestion, I bought a ticket for the water taxi and journeyed to Greenwich to see the Maritime Museum, the Cutty Sark, and the Royal Observatory at Greenwich I also saw London from the river, an amazing sight. Much of the city displays tower cranes and a vast amount of construction, including the iconic clock tower with Big Ben. Still, the cityscape is exciting and colorful. Greenwich The Cutty Sark became my first stop in Greenwich. This massive ship
Read moreWritten at the Vijay Guest House, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India I’m near the Pakistani border in the city of Bikaner on Thursday afternoon 18 July 2019. I left New Delhi a little after 7:00 this morning. It was hot and steamy. Gerald and I had breakfast together, and surprisingly, I ate very little. I was nervous. I sweated through my shirts just getting to the train then I couldn’t find where I was supposed to be. A Good Samaritan helped me
Read moreIt’s a beautiful, sunny day in Vermont with 80-degree temperature and a light breeze. I have to get used to translating Fahrenheit into Celsius so the equivalent temperature in New Delhi would be 27 degrees Celsius. The formula will test my math skills! [(80°F − 32) × 5/9 = 26.667°C]. With a nine-and-a-half hour time difference, Rathnakaran stays up until 10:30 p.m. to connect with our 11:00 a.m. DST call. It will be easier next week to connect when we’re in
Read moreThe Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) is sending me to India in July. This blog is part of my capstone project or Global Education Guide (GEG). It will capture my day-to-day activity this summer as I travel from Vermont to London, New Delhi, Mahe, and other Indian cities, back to London, and then to Vermont. For me, the trip begins on Sunday, 30 June 2019 with a flight from Burlington VT to Philadelphia and then to Heathrow in the
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