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ELL Drama at Kealakehe School

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:44:25 GMT

Tonight reaffirmed why I am a teaching artist. During the day, my three ELL drama classes culminated in performances for their classes. The students grabbed control of the work, enjoying themselves and exciting their classmates. Then they were invited to perform at ELL Multicultural Night. Some could come, some not. At 6 pm, their time arrived. The 1st and 2nd grade drama group had but a third of the class there. in a matter of moments, the students stepped into other roles and wonderfully played parts they had never done before. They needed not a jot of help. My inspiration.

24 hours in Pohnpei, Or, I hadn’t meant to the blog about this day, but it was just too Pacific Island

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:36:35 GMT

24 hours in Pohnpei, Or, I hadn’t meant to the blog about this day, but it was just too Pacific Island

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:36:32 GMT

Young English Language Learners - performance poem

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:43:27 GMT

A brief video clip of a class of young ELLs sharing a performance poem. Click here

Now in residence at The Hermitage Artist Retreat

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:34:34 GMT

My vacation this year is being spent at The Hermitage Artist Retreat in south west Florida, right on the Gulf of Mexico (which I am staring at even as I write this sentence). Two weeks of privacy in order to write. Check it out at http://hermitageartistretreat.org/

Four Letters that Define a Place of Comfort

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:45:29 GMT

On my final day visiting one of my project schools, I stopped in to see a couple of the staff to bid farewell. One man, whom I first met five years ago, asked the question that many have asked over the past week or so: ‘When are you coming back?’ I have no real answer for that question at present, and have stumbled through many answers. However, it was his answer that was more telling than anything I said at the moment, ‘You have to come back this is like your second home.’ He laughed. I smiled.

Shanghaied…or blessed?

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:57:57 GMT

Bhubaneswar bills itself as the City of Temples. So my hosts took me on a brief tour of some well-known landmarks. As evening set in on that day, we stopped by temple atop a small hill. Rain spit, darkness crawled over us and the configuration of the temple made it hard to see up to the platform. My host stayed by the car as I took to the steps. As I passed through the metal gate, a monk/priest suddenly appeared, joyful to see me and gesturing that I remove my shoes. He whisked me to a shrine and shaped my hands into prayer gestures and proceeded to chant

How far might you travel to see a performance?

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:33:53 GMT

A couple of month’s back I made contact with the director of a socially-based theatre company located in Orissa. Through e-mail, we discussed the possibility of me visiting his group and facility. On Oct.

Saturation

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:30:18 GMT

My sandals have endured the rain and its puddles far more often than I would like. No matter where I seem to set them, when it rains, they get significantly wet, such that the next day they are still not fully dry. In Thanjavur I faced a terrific rainstorm as I made my way to the hotel one early evening. Traversing two streets, a bus station and a main thoroughfare, I did fairly well avoiding any large pooling of water. A half a block from the hotel, I wiggled my way through a few street vendors to end up at a curb facing an enormous gathering of rain water. This

The Ever-evolving Experiences of a soon-to-be-finished Fulbrighter

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:57:09 GMT

Wondering what the specific exploits of a Fulbrighter are? For you with the curiosity, I trust the following will satiate that interest. Thursday, Sept 23 After popping in to visit students I taught a month ago, I met with students of mine from several years ago to share an article I wrote on one and a DVD of an interview I conducted with others. Caught several auto-rickshaws to shop for local movies and kurtas Argued with a auto-rickshaw driver who claimed I needed to pay Rs20 more, because he went further than expected Bought a kurta