Posted in Preparations on Apr 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
Yesterday I received the agenda for our orientation at the University of Chicago May 29 and 30. I’ll finally get to meet some of the coordinators of the program from Washington, Greece, and Bulgaria and the other fifteen “survivors” who I’ll be traveling with. We’re scheduled to have sessions on the language, culture, history, and the [...]
Posted in Preparations on Apr 19th, 2008 No Comments »
We just returned from a relaxing trip to visit Katie in Florida. I had a chance to test some of the things I want to bring with me this summer: digital voice recorder, zip-off pants, rechargeable batteries. I also bought (with Jill and Katie’s help) a cotton blazer I could wear for dress up occasions. [...]
Posted in Preparations on Apr 11th, 2008 1 Comment »
My son tells me that for this blog to work, I need to post stuff more often. So here is my latest post. I’ve heard from all of the other 15 people in my group. What a diverse group! They are from all over the country: Hawaii, Montana, California, Texas, New Hampshire, Illinois, Georgia, Utah, [...]
Posted in Preparations on Apr 4th, 2008 No Comments »
We received an e-mail from Meredith at the University of Chicago giving us more details about the orientation there. We’ll be in Chicago May 28, 29, and 30. We’ll stay in hotels, attend meetings, and talk about ideas for possible curricular projects. And then on to Greece May 31. Our return from Sofia is July [...]
