There is so much to do in Jaipur that I opted for some tourist-y activities to get a feel for the city. On Monday, I scheduled a day-long tour through RTDC, a government agency. It meant going to the train station to sign up but I found the process refreshingly simple. A guide assembled the group, we walked through the streets, boarded an air-conditioned bus, and left. The day, however, was incredibly long and hot. It began with a stop
Read moreWednesday 17 July 2019 might have been an ordinary day in most of the world but for the Fulbright cohort it marked a day of separation, laughter, singing, and a change in the life we’ve known for the three weeks of our field experience. The local Fulbright alumni, who had helped us navigate the language and customs of India after planning all the elements, would return to their homes and their lives without a group of Americans who had occupied
Read moreThe cohort spent the morning of July Fourth at the School of Excellence in New Delhi. We were greeted by the principal as soon as we got off the bus, then students put garlands of marigolds around our necks and applied a bindi to our foreheads. It was an amazing experience. The head boy and head girl introduced themselves and took pictures in front of a floral design on the floor, which they had made in our honor. The Deputy
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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