sorry that i haven't written anything in a very long time, it is a combination of having absolutely no free time and accomplishing and seeing nothing interesting. the last big event was that we all went out for thanksgiving dinner on the program's tab. it was amazing, even though the only thing that you could stretch to say it was thanksgiving was turkey. we went to the sofitel hotel and it had this absolutely ridiculous buffet that had everything from sushi to turkey to salmon and lobster. i basically ate enough for three days in less than an hour. it was great.
the regular structure of the program is over at this point: we aren't going on any homestays or doing units. this is the part that used to be called "independent study" (and was advertised that way) and is now "group project time." my project is creating a website (basically a wiki) that is for socially active study abroad students. it could be really cool but we probably will only have time to set it up, not to get it running, which kind of sucks. we are also doing a magazine and a discussion forum to sort of go with it. I am also doing a project where we are going around to different communities we have worked with and giving 3 or 4 kids a camera and asking them to take pictures of anything that they would want the world to know about where they live. then we are going to go back and get them to explain why they chose the pictures they did. i don't know yet how we are going to put them all together, what form the display will take, but we have gotten one camera back already and the pictures are really cool and i'm really excited. that's pretty much my life right now, i only take breaks to sleep and we are still falling way behind in the schedule, oh well.
i have to figure out where to go for the week after the program while i'm still here. if you have any ideas let me know.
steph
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It will be very interesting to see what types of pictures the kids from the villages take for you. I wonder if the pictures they take are the same ones you have taken in their villages as things you thought were important images.
Less than a month now until you come home!!!!!
come to philly and hang out with me! im sure its just what u had in mind.
Steph,
Glad to see you are back in the land of living. Missed your blogs on your recent sabbatical. The pictures are a great idea. You have to let all us old folk see them. I was at a wedding once where disposable cameras where placed on everyones table. The groom, a friend of mine, said some of the pictures well, shall we say, explicit!!! Can never tell what intoxicated folks will take pictures of!!! Keep up the good blogging!!!
Dear Stephanie....please do not stop informing your family of your comings and goings....I was just expressing an opinion....my own not anyone elses. God bless you. Aunt Marjie
Steph
Glad you had such a lovely feast at Thanksgiving! We had a quiet one.
Don't be surprised or mad at my mom's reaction to your post a few weeks ago...that's what happens in cyberworld...everyone reads it in different ways. She's just concerned for you. We're all hoping this is a good learning experience for you & pray for your safety & well being.
The Springsteen concert was awesome, thanks for asking :-)
Dana is going to see Scott Blasey next week...she'll send him your good wishes :-)
Christmas & your return trip will be here before you know it. Take care of yourself & good luck w/your webpage..I bet the pics the kids take will be awesome. You'll have to send us the link to the website if it gets up before you leave.
I think FIJI Island sounds like a good last week vaca?
love & prayers
Cousin Melissa & The Cooks
Hey Stephanie....No more comments from me....hope you are not blogging because of negative reactions.....I pray for you and your journey.Safe home. Love Aunt Marjie
Did we just witness the first intra-family flame war? Talk about momentous events.
On an entirely different note -- I'm interested to hear you talk about your thoughts upon viewing Buddhist practice up close. All these things you're seeing, experiences you're having ... I'm quite jealous.
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