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2010/05/27

2009 Fulbright-Hays Participants

After receiving the list of last year's Fulbright-Hays participants, I reached out to all of them with my "silly questions".  So far, three of them have been kind enough to respond.

1)  How often do you get to wash your clothes?


    Response 1 - I washed some clothes at every hotel. Some hotels were very reasonable to send your clothing to be laundered. Others were very expensive. I sent mine out whenever I felt it was cheap enough or I was too tired to be bothered with it. Most of the time, many of us would wash our clothes in the shower and then lay them out on chairs, shower rods, hangers, etc., to dry. We were in hotels long enough that drying wasn't a real problem if we washed them the first day we were there.

   Response 2 - I did mine frequently in the room and hung them out to dry. Some people sent theirs out.

   Response 3 - You can get your clothing laundered at the hotels.  The fee depends on the hotel.  I washed undergarments in the hotel bathroom. I am not sure what your itinerary is, but we stayed in very nice hotels so I had no problem getting clothing washed.  Just plan you budget accordingly.

2)  Are short-sleeve t-shirts o.k. for women?  Loose-fitting jeans?

   Response 1 - Short sleeve t-shirts were fine. Most of us wore capri length pants. I would have found jeans to be extremely hot. Skirts were also nice and cool. Also, many of us purchased clothing there so that we would blend in with the crowds a bit better. Tunics were cool and reasonably priced. 

Response 2 - all ok I liked a loose dress

 Response 3 - Lightweight pants are best, no jeans, you will roast. Short sleeve t-shirts are fine as long as they look good. Heavy cotton is not advisable. I also had two part of travel pants from Chicos that were comfortable and did not wrinkle. Skirts are great too.

3)  Should I bring clothes for "dressy" events?  If so, how many of these events should I anticipate?

    Response 1 - There are two "dressy" events to be prepared for. One is at the beginning in Delhi. The other is the banquet at the end. Many of the participants wore sari's for the final dinner, though I wore skirts and t-shirts for both. 

2010/05/05

Cloud Label

So, I've been playing around with the HTML to try to get a decent looking "cloud label". I tried phydeaux's Cloud but for some reason it wouldn't work for me. Now tonight I found this other website. I'm embedding the link in the title because I think after I create this post, I will start seeing something of a cloud. So, if anyone wants to do the same, check the link out.

2010/05/01

Preparing for India


Well, ever since I found out I was chosen to participate in the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad-India, I've been immersing myself with as much information as I can find out regarding all aspects of what this trip might entail. There are hundreds of things running through my mind. Sometimes I'm scared and apprehensive, but most of the time, joyous, excited and simply can't believe I will be fulfilling a dream of a life time. Now, one of the first things I did was get on the Internet to try to find any information that previous participants had posted. That's when I came across Linda Allen's blog. I thoroughly enjoyed reading all parts of her blog, especially her recommendations regarding what to read. Ms. Allen's blog was witty, insightful and full of information. So, after buying a couple of books (I'll list those later), I've been CONSUMED with creating my own blog. I write consumed in capital letters because other than Facebook, I know nothing about creating a blog. It's like learning a new language, just what I need before embarking on a trip when I should be learning a new language. But it should be Hindi, not blog!!! But that's my personality. Even as I'm writing this, I don't know how it will look on the blog. I'm going to stop right now and check. One thing I've learned is...I can edit.
O.K. not bad. Now how do I get rid of the "scissor" image next to everything I can change in the blog? Aaaargghh!