Museums and Community Collaborations Abroad

Not Just Another Brick in the Wall: Engaging Italian and American Teens in Planetarium Technology

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

hot and cold water taps

Hey Everybody! I was laughing at Greg's post from a little while back. While I was showering at the Y-M-C-A I was in a stall next to Manuela and Adele and I had to laugh when they were asking each other which one was hot and which was cold. The cold just has a "C" on it, which in Italian of course would stand for "caldo"- HOT!!
I enjoyed so much the Italians' visit here to northwest Louisiana. I think my favorite part was the creative meeting. It was stressful and tense, but I loved listening to you explain why you did what you did to show each other your culture. That was hard, but revealing.
Another of my favorite things was when the facilities guy at the boys' dorm said to me, apropos of nothing, "These Italian kids have no bubble around them. They just want to know you and for you to know them." I felt that way about all of you Italians- very little barrier to have to break down. Thank you for sharing your culture, your songs, your personalities with us!
I'll see everyone soon- A presto!
Rebecca

Monday, May 17, 2010

Uploaded Pictures from Trip

I uploaded the images from my phone of the "Italians in Louisiana" trip to the Facebook account. Many thanks to Emanuele tagging people in the photos. That was a big help! If you haven't joined the facebook page, please do so soon. Also, if you want to add in any image, by all means do so!

See everyone next week!
Greg

PS...I'm working on uploading video footage. It takes quite a bit of time, so be patient please.