Places

I will be in Southern India this fall—Chennai. This is really where I wanted to be—close to the ocean, deep cultural roots, a cosmopolitan city. The school looks fantastic and the city beautiful and rich in culture. There’s a music festival in December and lots of dance performances. The city has the second largest urban beach in the world and it’s only a few minutes from my work site. Only one bummer—Maddie and I were studying Hindi in anticipation of the trip and the state language is Tamil. Perhaps we’ll find language classes upon arriving.

I have met my supervisor and she is wonderful. It appears that the school is pretty new to IB—only since 2009. Looks like there are about 25 kids in the diploma programme. However, the more I talk with Ms. Sudha the more connections are evident in our teaching and approach. I think this is going to be a fantastic experience. Just looking at the biographies of the staff is enough to blow you away. I am going to learn so much—can’t wait to get into conversations with the staff and students.