My trip is getting closer. On July 11th I depart to Washington, and then we will depart to Bangalore. Then Debbie and I will go to Canacona to visit a school there and get to know more about the culture of this town with our host Francis M.A. Finally, we will spend a week in New Delhi and after that is back-to-reality time.
The hotel we are staying in Canacona, Goa seems a place where many stories had happened. I am so curious to see different stories flying thorough my hotel window, being created on the streets and schools, being sew right there under my eyes.
What kind of stories will I see: sad, happy, mysterious, funny? I want to understand better the history, the culture and the stories of India, a country with so many cultures and languages, religions and casts, and however, a country where the motto is "Unity in Diversity." How can we achieve unity in diversity? Do people respect different religions, different cultures? Do people learn that respect at home, at school, at their temples? How do they deal with that diversity? How does this diversity reflect in schools? Are the schools diverse or is there segregation? There are so many questions in my head, but I know that when I get there I will be "speechless" and then back home.... OH, back home, how many stories I will have to tell my family, friends, and students...
See below pictures of my hotel in Canacona, the school I am visiting and the teacher who will be our host. More pictures and more stories will be coming soon.
The hotel we are staying in Canacona, Goa seems a place where many stories had happened. I am so curious to see different stories flying thorough my hotel window, being created on the streets and schools, being sew right there under my eyes.
What kind of stories will I see: sad, happy, mysterious, funny? I want to understand better the history, the culture and the stories of India, a country with so many cultures and languages, religions and casts, and however, a country where the motto is "Unity in Diversity." How can we achieve unity in diversity? Do people respect different religions, different cultures? Do people learn that respect at home, at school, at their temples? How do they deal with that diversity? How does this diversity reflect in schools? Are the schools diverse or is there segregation? There are so many questions in my head, but I know that when I get there I will be "speechless" and then back home.... OH, back home, how many stories I will have to tell my family, friends, and students...
See below pictures of my hotel in Canacona, the school I am visiting and the teacher who will be our host. More pictures and more stories will be coming soon.