The other 15 participants and I are here in Madison, Wisconsin for some pretty intensive training before we leave on Wednesday. The group is made up of teachers from all over the U.S. - several of them on their third Fulbright trip. We have two former Peace Corps volunteers and people who have gone everywhere. Needless to say, I feel like I'm the least traveled one in the bunch! None of us have been to India, though; it is interesting being with a group of folks who all seem to be very passionate about what they do.
We are in "sessions" from 8-8 with Fulbright staff and various guest lecturers. We have had a session on basic Hindi - "Meraa naam Susan hai" (my name is Susan), ancient Indus civilizations, religion in India, Indian art and architecture. Tonight, we had a guest author, Kashmira Sheth, visit for a book talk. She came to the U.S. as a teenager from India and now writes children's books set in India, or with Indian characters. The Fulbright foundation purchased two of her books for each of us and she was able to sign them for everyone. We have had one classical Indian music performance by a group and have been taken to two Indian restaurants for instruction on the foods and the proper way to eat them! Tomorrow, we have another Hindi lesson, as well as lectures on various other topics. I think we're all kind of on information overload and are eager to "get there" and see all the amazing things we're being told about!
We are in "sessions" from 8-8 with Fulbright staff and various guest lecturers. We have had a session on basic Hindi - "Meraa naam Susan hai" (my name is Susan), ancient Indus civilizations, religion in India, Indian art and architecture. Tonight, we had a guest author, Kashmira Sheth, visit for a book talk. She came to the U.S. as a teenager from India and now writes children's books set in India, or with Indian characters. The Fulbright foundation purchased two of her books for each of us and she was able to sign them for everyone. We have had one classical Indian music performance by a group and have been taken to two Indian restaurants for instruction on the foods and the proper way to eat them! Tomorrow, we have another Hindi lesson, as well as lectures on various other topics. I think we're all kind of on information overload and are eager to "get there" and see all the amazing things we're being told about!
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