Greetings from Michelle, Co-Director
Michelle at the Amber Fort, near Jaipur, India (Photo credit: Misha Clasby)
Dear Spring Semester Students,
Namaste, Tashi Delek, and Jullay-
I have spent the fall semester with PVI in north India (Sept-Dec 2005) and have had so many amazing experiences that will be coming your way soon! In the spring, I am looking forward to spending the first three weeks of the program with you. I will help with program orientation to life in India which will begin at the airport and continue in Delhi and beyond as you explore and learn in the diversity of northern India. I am eager to help support you in your journey and help you understand the cultures we will be immersed in together.
I completed my Master’s degree in International Education at the School for International training in Brattleboro, Vermont recently, which included writing and presenting a Capstone on Tibetan refugee women in Dharamsala. I am excited to share cultural and academic aspects relevant to what we do during our journey together. I have taught Asian Studies for many years and it will be an amazing experience to have north India be the classroom we will get to learn in together.
I have been a teacher, a youth program leader (to India, Thailand, Tibet, and China), and recently a graduate student, but I am also married and the mother of three teenage children. My family is very supportive of the work I do in Asia and my kids get e-mails from the most interesting places!
I look forward to getting to know all of you and to introduce you to life in northern India as we learn and explore together.
Please feel free to contact me before we depart: (michelle.boslun@mail.sit.edu)
Take care everyone--- I am looking forward to meeting you soon!
Michelle