Last night we had a chance to present in front of about 30 Turkmenistan teachers from all over the country at a branch of the U.S. Embassy. We demonstrated Garageband, iMovie and Photobooth. The teachers were very enthusiastic and eager to learn. After the presentation we talked about education in America and answered some questions. We encouraged them to stay positive and someday soon they will have Macs in their school. It was nice for us earlier in the day to have lunch with the teachers and talk about some of the differences in our classrooms. I learned a lot from our sessions.
Today Anna continued to teach her advanced Photoshop class and Kenny taught his Advanced Powerpoint. Turkmenistan students are responding very well to their lessons and it is quite impressive to see our students as such stong role models. Today was also our last session with the Tech Age Girl program. We taught them how to make a documentary and soundtrack in iMovie and Garageband. They will present their movies tonight and we will of course be there to watch.
This morning for breakfast we stopped by the local market to pick up some breakfast. We got some fresh bread, fruit and cheese. We have been in so many taxi's this week that it is hard to count. We have been so busy since our arrival I haven't even seen our pool yet. We are going to swim this weekend and the pool offers a nice view of the large mountains that seperate Turkmenistan and Iran. We are all enjoying ourselves and experiencing one of the most unique cultures in the world. We hope to make another post sometime this weekend and I'll try and get some pictures up later from this post but it is not easy to get pictures on the internet b/c of the low bandwidth connections. Talk to you soon! Thanks for all of the posts. It is nice to see that people are following our trip back home.
Today Anna continued to teach her advanced Photoshop class and Kenny taught his Advanced Powerpoint. Turkmenistan students are responding very well to their lessons and it is quite impressive to see our students as such stong role models. Today was also our last session with the Tech Age Girl program. We taught them how to make a documentary and soundtrack in iMovie and Garageband. They will present their movies tonight and we will of course be there to watch.
This morning for breakfast we stopped by the local market to pick up some breakfast. We got some fresh bread, fruit and cheese. We have been in so many taxi's this week that it is hard to count. We have been so busy since our arrival I haven't even seen our pool yet. We are going to swim this weekend and the pool offers a nice view of the large mountains that seperate Turkmenistan and Iran. We are all enjoying ourselves and experiencing one of the most unique cultures in the world. We hope to make another post sometime this weekend and I'll try and get some pictures up later from this post but it is not easy to get pictures on the internet b/c of the low bandwidth connections. Talk to you soon! Thanks for all of the posts. It is nice to see that people are following our trip back home.
5 comments:
Kool picture! Glad you are having fun and that you are well excepted. Love the sun witht he church picture. Beats what we had today which was rain in Chattanuga. Love the, Pallis clan
I can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip. I'm impressed!
Hi Jim,
Jim and I just got back from our Seattle/Vancouver trip and I saw Peg's message. I also read the article in The Intelligencer about your trip. It was good to hear that you arrived safely and are having a great time...what an experience for all! Enjoy and seize every opportunity to learn and share. This is definately showcase material...and the picture of you in a suit will be front and center. :-)
Joan
Hi Jim, Anna, Kenny!
Looks and sounds like you are having a wonderful time. I do like the hats! You are going to be so bored when you get back.
Hi Jim, Anna, Kenny!
Looks and sounds like you are having a wonderful time. The hats look great! You are going to be so bored when you get home.
Enjoy and have a safe trip back.
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