Was great to see my friends in Delhi and hang out at another Manzil class. This picture was from months ago when it was actually cold enough in the morning in Delhi that I had a wool scarf for the motorcycle tour. And warm chai is extra awesome when it's...
Was invited to a home cooked meal by Rashmi Ashtikar , who teaches at Bal Bharati Public School in New Delhi. She was a Fulbright Teacher Exchange participant in 2010 and spent six months working at Richfield High School in Minnesota. She invited me to her house for dinner and...
Had the great honor of being invited to share my passion for teaching with SBM College. I was all over the place topic-wise as usual, but they indulged me! You can see my presentation here if you are curious. Nice folder presented to me, certificate, some cash and most...
My incredibly comfortable and welcoming refuge from the crazy city around it. At night with bats all around. This is where I was when I woke up at 2 am for the NSTA Conference in Los Angeles. Thanks Mr. Lewis for giving the presentation for me! Pleasant lawn to the...
Returned to Delhi to finally get a chance to participate in some authentic Indian style science teacher Professional Development, from Anshumala Gupta and the team she's built. Teachers taking pictures of a lava lamp demo with oil and salt. OK. Will it float? My chapati sank pretty fast. That teacher...
So I spent the day at the USIEF headquarters in Delhi serving on the selection committee for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant program. It was truly an honor to participate even though it took me many hours to read and score each one before the meeting. Now I now a...
After resting for a day, it was time to meet up with fellow Fulbright DAT Valentin Dumitrascu who arrived in Delhi from Bangalore just as I am going in the other direction. To make it special, I arranged a tour through my wonderful new Delhi By Locals friend Pradeep through...
Suppose it was inevitable that I would be afflicted by traveller's diarrhea sooner or later. Today was that fateful day, I was planning to just chill and catch up on the blog but felt too icky to even do that. It was definitely the chicken - so delicious at the...
An amazing day almost didn't happen as I couldn't get an Uber and had to use my negotiation skills to make it to the appointment I had with Chong Shimray. She didn't have much time, but somehow allowed me to stay there and connect with some pretty awesome colleagues way...
Scored an invite as a delegate at this gigantic trade show and conference. Super interesting to learn about Indian perspectives on the continuing tech revolution. Had my challenges finding the venue and didn't really connect with anyone there, but was able to walk over to the Science Center and spend...
First a snapshot of a typical morning in Safdarjung Enclave. The wailing of the vegwallahs takes some getting used to. After that intense day of sightseeing, I just planned on meeting up with Pratiksha whom I met in DC before she started her Fulbright trip. She's been great at helping...
Up super early for this adventurous whirlwind tour through a fascinating but intimidating area. Here are two sped up videos, one from my iphone and the other from a biker who agreed to wear the gopro. Thanks Pradeep and Geetu and the other felllas whose names I forgot- it was unforgettable!...
A missed tour the previous day led to the good fortune to meet up with Delhi By Locals travel entrepreneur and really nice guy Pradeep Goyal. He invited me to sit in an informal English class for locals and I had a great time. The master teacher was extremely generous...
Like these other "catch up" posts, hope the pictures tell as much of the story of this remarkable day, feasting the senses on artistic expressions. Thanks for the VIP pass hookup Rhea!
