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https://engagetheirminds.com/tag/back-channel/_p0 | Back Channel | Engage Their Minds Engage Their Minds Search Primary Menu Skip to content Augmented Reality Engaging Books Engaging Educators Genius Hour Resources Gifts for the Gifted Gifts for the Gifted 2012 Gifts for the Gifted 2013 Gifts for the Gifted 2014 Gifts for the Gifted 2015 Gifts for the Gifted 2016 Gifts for the Gifted 2017 Gifts for the Gifted 2018 Makerspace Essentials The Mind Behind the Blog Search for: Tag Archives: Back Channel 3-12, Apps, Education, Student Response, Teaching Tools, Web 2.0, Websites Simultaneous Back Channel/Polling App September 3, 2014 engagetheirminds Leave a comment If you are reading this post because the title excited you, I am sorry to say that I do not know of a simultaneous back channel/polling app. This post is to request your help in finding one! I recently got a great comment on my post about using Socrative as a Back Channel. The commenter, a professor named Lisa Halverson, asked if I knew of any way to allow students to use Socrative or any app as a back channel while also having the ability to answer polls so the teacher could get a feel for understanding. It appears that Socrative only allows for a teacher to have one room/quiz going at a time. I can certainly think of some roundabout ways to achieve this (see below), but does anyone know of a tool that does this with less preparation required? If so, both Lisa and I would love to hear about it! If not, then one of you smart developer-types needs to get right on that! |
https://engagetheirminds.com/tag/back-channel/_p1 | By the way, Richard Byrne just did a great post on 12 great student feedback tools that you should definitely read if you haven’t tried one or if you aren’t happy with one that you use. As far as I can tell, though, none of these do the specific job Lisa and I require. My roundabout solution? (Bear with me because I am an Apple girl – not sure how Android devices would work other than that I’m pretty sure they have browsers!) I would have all students use the browser to access Socrative for real-time quick feedback questions from the teacher. I would also have them add a second tab that has a Padlet (or even a shared Google Doc) to use as a back channel for timid students to ask questions or make comments. If you want to get really fancy schmancy, there are several apps out there, such as this one, that will split your browser (but the free ones do have ads). Rumor has it that the next iOS might allow you to split your screen so you can use 2 different apps at the same time – but we’d still like to have it all in one! Example of using a split screen app on the iPad. A Socrative quiz is going on the left. A Padlet (set to the stream layout) is on the right for a backchannel option. Good news – this app is free and you can create bookmarks so students don’t have to type in a URL every time. Bad news – it has ads. If you are teaching college students, that’s probably no biggie, though. |
https://engagetheirminds.com/tag/back-channel/_p2 | Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Like this: Like Loading... assessmentBack ChanneleducationfeedbackPadletSocrativestudent response 3-12, Apps, Critical Thinking, Education, Student Products, Student Response, Teaching Tools, Web 2.0, Websites Use Socrative as a Back Channel for Genius Hour February 6, 2014 engagetheirminds 6 Comments http://www.socrative.com/ A few years ago, I was introduced to the concept of the “Back Channel” during a technology conference. For those of you who have not used this before, it’s basically an online account where audiences can post questions and comments during a presentation instead of interrupting the speaker. Every once in awhile, the speaker can refer to the back channel, and speak to the points brought up by the audience. Today’s Meet is a common web application used for this purpose. When I tried it a few years ago, it was blocked by my district. There are others (some people use Twitter, Edmodo, or Google Drive) that I’ve tried since then, but I gave up for awhile, frustrated with technical issues I kept encountering. Plus, I don’t really lecture a lot, so it seemed unnecessary. |
https://engagetheirminds.com/tag/back-channel/_p3 | We had a parent visit my 5th grade GT class the other day to present Google Glass. He had come to the 4th grade class a few weeks before, and the students seemed to have a hard time giving him a chance to speak. So, I thought about trying the “Back Channel” concept one more time. This time, I decided to use Socrative. Socrative has been a free student response tool that I’ve used for several years, and it never lets me down. There are apps available for the teacher and student, but you can also use the web-based version. I generally use Socrative for exit tickets or quick quizzes ( the students absolutely LOVE the Space Race option!). But there is also a Single Question, Short Answer option that I decided to try out as a Back Channel. Before the Google Glass presentation, I explained to the students that we would be using Socrative for their questions and comments, and that we would periodically pause to hear our guest’s responses. I loved how this worked. With a few scheduled pauses, we could glance at the list of questions, and see which ones had already been answered, which ones were common or unique, and address any misconceptions. The only thing I didn’t like was that one student got silly with her comments (and subsequently got her iPad taken away). |
https://engagetheirminds.com/tag/back-channel/_p4 | I’m planning to start using this for Genius Hour presentations. It seems counterintuitive to have the kids typing while someone is speaking, but it actually appears to keep them more engaged, as most of them are genuinely interested in coming up with good questions and comments. It’s also nice that Socrative allows you to download or e-mail yourself a record of the responses. Copies could be given to the presenters to help them with a reflection about their project. Socrative has a new 2.0 beta version, which is much more visually appealing here. (I used it when it first came out, but there were a couple of glitches. They have probably been resolved since then, but I haven’t had a chance to test it out recently. If you plan to try Socrative for the first time, here are a few “housekeeping” tips: Sign up for an account here. Either download the student app or add a desktop shortcut to the web app on each student device. Show the students how to access the student page, and to input the room number. Younger students may need help figuring out how to get to the numbers on the keyboard! Have your students enter just first names or initials when prompted. If you are doing a Single Question, Short Answer activity for a Back Channel, be sure to choose unlimited Student Responses, and request their names (this provides accountability). |
https://engagetheirminds.com/tag/back-channel/_p5 | Make sure students log out when the activity is finished, so students who use the device the next time don’t get confused. Of course, not every classroom has one to one devices. You can have them pair up, pass a device around at tables, or have recorders who type in questions or comments that students have written down. (This way, all questions/comments can be in the same document, instead of various pieces of paper.) If you are really low on tech, Jared Stevenson (@eduk8r_Jared) mentioned during the #txed Twitter chat last night that he once saw a teacher who used a special spot in the room for students to post their questions. The point, as always, is to give students a meaningful voice. Socrative is just one way to do this that I’ve found to be very efficient and to enhance our learning. Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) |
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https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p0 | culture | Field Trip X About The Beginning Recent Posts Our Travels Bicycle Touring Colombia France Germany Iceland Indonesia Laos Luxembourg Malaysia Mexico Netherlands Peru Scotland Singapore Sri Lanka Switzerland Thailand Education Instagram Select Page Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu by waco | Jun 4, 2016 | Education, Our Travels, Peru The ride in the collectivo from Cusco to Ollantaytambo was just shy of two hours. As you might expect, the views were fantastic. We were driving across a high plateau of rolling hills, tucked in among the snowcapped peaks of the Andes. It is agricultural land, so there were endless fields of wheat, potatoes, quinoa, and other crops. The high farmlands A dusty existence The road to Ollantaytambo Peeking down on one of the towns along the way The van ride had Mila miserable with motion sickness; I know she was greatly relieved when we rolled into the main square of Ollantaytambo and piled out of the van. Unloading in the main square The main square in Ollantaytambo Jette in the main square A good portion of the town is made of of stone buildings connected by a network of narrow cobblestone streets too narrow for cars. The town and many of the buildings in it date back to Inca times. Over the years, much of it has been reconstructed and reconfigured, but there are many elements that are original. Here’s how wikipedia describes the layout of the town: |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p1 | The main settlement at Ollantaytambo has an orthogonal layout with four longitudinal streets crossed by seven parallel streets. At the center of this grid, the Incas built a large plaza that may have been up to four blocks large; it was open to the east and surrounded by halls and other town blocks on its other three sides. All blocks on the southern half of the town were built to the same design; each comprised two kancha, walled compounds with four one-room buildings around a central courtyard. Buildings in the northern half are more varied in design; however, most are in such a bad condition that their original plan is hard to establish. Ollantaytambo dates from the late 15th century and has some of the oldest continuously occupied dwellings in South America. Its layout and buildings have been altered to different degrees by later constructions, for instance, on the southern edge of the town an Inca esplanade with the original entrance to the town was rebuilt as a Plaza de Armas surrounded by colonial and republican buildings. The plaza at the center of the town also disappeared as several buildings were built over it in colonial times. Typical buildings and street in Ollantaytambo The street leading to our guesthouse From the main square, we started the short walk uphill along the cobblestone streets with our luggage. Mila was moving slowly, a bit wobbly from the residual motion sickness, which a nice local man happened to notice. He offered to carry one of our bags for us, declining to accept payment, but we insisted and he finally accepted a nice tip. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p2 | Casa de Wow Our room View from the kitchen window The guesthouse was on the edge of the old Inca settlement and faced the Inca terraces and structures carved into the adjacent mountainside. The views were fantastic. The view from in front of our guesthouse Our street Mila decided to stay at the hostel to recuperate, while Jette and I went out to find some food. A nice lunch of soup One of the really cool things in Ollantaytambo is the elaborate and robust water system that runs through both the town and the ruins on the mountainside above. Even after hundreds of years it is still functional. You can see much more about the history of Ollantaytambo here. One cool thing that we didn’t know about at the time, and therefore didn’t notice while we were there, is the giant face carved into the mountainside above town: Mila tried to take it easy by resting and going to bed early. Thankfully, she woke up early the next morning feeling like herself. We were all up early as this was the day we were headed to Machu Picchu. Boarding the morning train to Aguas Calientes Most visitors to Machu Picchu take the train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes, the town at the foot of Machu Picchu. From Aguas Calientes there are busses that shuttle people up and down the mountain. The train trip from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes is a very short 24 miles. The shuttle busses up the mountain to the entrance of Machu Picchu take about a 35 minutes on slow, winding roads. The transportation is monopolized and very expensive. The short train ride, the shuttle bus, and admission to Machu Picchu cost more than $600 USD for the three of us! Visiting Machu Picchu was by far the most expensive one-day sight we’ve seen in our months of travels. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p3 | Many people go to Aguas Calientes the day before they visit Machu Picchu so that they can be at Machu Picchu for sunrise. We opted not to do this for two reasons. First, we figured most people would do this and that morning would be the most crowded time to be there. Second, the mornings had been foggy and we assumed our day at Machu Picchu would be no exception. No point in being there for sunrise if you can’t see anything! Our plan was to leave Ollantaytambo early in the morning, spend the day at Machu Picchu and return to Ollantaytambo that same evening. That’s what we did and it worked out very well. Morning fog and clouds as we arrive in Aguas Calientes Statue of Pachacutec in Aguas Calientes We walked from the train station to the shuttle bus stop Aguas Calientes Aguas Calientes is a tourist dive. It is just a bunch of simple hotels, restaurants and shops catering to the 2,500 tourists that visit Machu Picchu each day. We’re really glad we just passed quickly through and didn’t spend the night. From the train station we walked to the shuttle bus stop and got in line. Before long, one of the shuttle busses took us up the mountain and into the clouds. Foggy, rainy entrance to Machu Picchu |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p4 | Everything was shrouded in foggy clouds and a misty rain was falling. We entered Machu Picchu and made our way up the foggy paths to the Sun Gate. The Sun Gate is thought to have been the main entrance to Machu Picchu in Inca times and would have served as a gate and checkpoint. It is a good bit above the main Machu Picchu complex and though some guides suggest that the hike up and back takes 3-4 hours, we did it comfortably in about two. A foggy path Cloudy with a chance of llamaballs Up the Sun Gate trail Exploring some nooks and crannies along the trail Pretty flowers at the trail’s edge At a bend in the trail At the Sun Gate Sun Gate – note the classic Inca building techniques of small stones stacked with mortar. Sun Gate handstand Clouds obscure Machu Picchu When we got to the Sun Gate, clouds still obscured everything below and the Machu Picchu complex was not visible. The clouds were moving quickly though, and after only a few minutes there was a brief moment when the clouds broke and we had a good view of the main Machu Picchu complex. The wide angle camera on my phone didn’t capture much. To the eye, we could see the main complex peeking out of the clouds below. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p5 | The clouds part long enough for a quick photo We relaxed at the top for a bit, then headed back down the trail to the main complex. It was a pretty quick hike down the trail, and as we descended, the clouds really began to clear. Terraces along the trail As we got down close to the main complex, the fog and clouds had cleared and visibility was good. Terraced fields Approaching the main complex – again note the classic Inca construction technique of walls built with small stones and filled with mortar. While there were a only a handful of people who had hiked up to the Sun Gate, the main complex area was full of tourists. As we got closer, we got the classic view of Machu Picchu that gives a sense of how, amazingly, it is perched on a mountain top. To me,this placement is the thing that makes it so incredible. Carved out of a mountain top A llama lover at Machu Picchu Tourists snapping photos with Machu Picchu in the background Another view as we get closer A nice man took three photos of us, all of them with his finger over the lens. Maybe we need a selfie-stick! Making our way down into the main complex Machu Picchu inspired Jette to do the splits Must be the thin mountain air |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p6 | Peek-a-boo Integrating a massive stone outcropping. Note the mortar filled walls. Mila and Jette with terraces in the background Standing in front of the amazing terraces Jette and me at Machu Picchu The whole area is full of rock and boulders – lots of building material Huge wall As we explored Machu Picchu, one of the most striking things was the different building techniques used. The most common technique used small stones stacked into walls using mortar. Often these walls appear to have been built hollow, and filled with mortar too. A second technique used large stones, roughly cut, and stacked dry, without mortar. Smaller stones were used to fill in gaps, as in the photo above. The most impressive technique used large or very large stones, precisely shaped, and stacked with great precision, using no mortar, as in the photo below. Look at the size of these stones and the precision of assembly. Huge, precisely shaped stones, perfectly joined without mortar. Even the edges are beveled. Only a few of the structures in Machu Picchu use this technique and show this level of precision. Most of the structures are built with small, roughly shaped stones and mortar: Typical structures at Machu Picchu, using small stones set with mortar. The difference in building techniques is striking and incongruent. It seems difficult to imagine that all of these structures were built by the same people, at the same time. As we mentioned in a previous post, one alternative theory is that the large, precise structures were built by an unknown culture long before the Inca arrived on the scene, and that, years later, the Inca discovered these and built around them. I don’t know enough to accept or reject this hypothesis, but I can see how common sense might lead to this conclusion. The construction techniques and craftsmanship are strikingly different, and suggest the use of very different technologies. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p7 | Consider the fact that the Inca had only Bronze-Age technology. They had no wheeled vehicles, and had only stone, wood, copper and bronze tools, all of which are softer than the stone used in construction. How in the world could they have quarried these huge stones, moved them to the building sites, cut them so precisely, and lifted them into place? There seems to be much speculation, disagreement, and debate about this. Above and below. Were these built by the same people at the same time? Another example of contrasting building techniques. Here’s a video that gives you a view of the central buildings built with the large, precisely cut and placed stones, as well as the more common buildings built with the small stones and mortar. National Geographic has a great photo gallery showing Machu Picchu as it looked when Bingham found it and after excavation: Pictures: Machu Picchu, Before and After Excavation. For example: In 1915 In 1997 after excavation Some of the most amazing structures at Machu Picchu are almost invisible. Apparently, the Inca engineered excellent foundations and drainage systems, which are hidden below the ground. NOVA has an interview with an engineer who investigated this. As in Ollantaytambo, they also had a well engineered system of fresh water delivery that still functions today! Jette the animal lover had lots of fun with the llamas and alpacas at the site. Most of them were pretty tame and if you held up a tuft of grass, they would eat from your hand. Towards the end of the day we took a break on the porch of one of the reconstructed structures while Jette joined the llama herd. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p8 | Llamas (and alpacas?) grazing on the terraces Porch Hungry llama Hanging out with new friends After 7 or 8 hours of exploring Machu Picchu, we took the shuttle bus back down to Aguas Calientes. We were hungry, and we had some time to kill before the train back to Ollantaytambo, so we had dinner at one of the many tourist dives in town. Back in Aguas Calientes OMG! I love roodles! They’re totally my favorite! Some interesting choices I was really tempted by “Guinea Pig the furnace” but in the end settled for some chips and guacamole. We often try to avoid really touristy places and given the costs and hassles associated with Machu Picchu, we seriously considered skipping it. In the end we were glad that we went. The setting in the mountains is truly spectacular. The ruins are too, but if they were plopped down in the middle of a big, flat field somewhere they would be much less so. As they are, it is a magical place. 06/05/2106 EDIT – Just found these photos and wanted to share them: Fun with the llamas Inca style handstand at Machu Picchu Machu Picchu hug Medellin by waco | Apr 7, 2016 | Colombia, Our Travels Throughout our time in Bogota we heard virtually everyone rave about Medellin. Other travellers sang its praises, as did Bogotanos. Bogotanos always said its climate was great and it had a Metro. That’s a big deal in Colombia, and as we would learn, the Medellin Metro has great symbolic value for Colombians and especially Paisas (The dominant cultural group found in the state or Department of Antiquia). |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p9 | We got up at 3:30 on Saturday morning and headed for the airport. We had a 5:30 flight to Medellin and we just made it. It was a short flight. An hour after takeoff we were on the ground in Medellin. From the airport, which was smaller and quieter than we expected, we caught an Uber to our hotel. The drive from the airport into town was on winding, mountain roads with spectacular scenery. There was a haze or fog or smog hanging over everything, so the distant hill tops were often obscured, but from what we could see, the landscape was beautiful. There were tons of cyclists out for a Saturday morning ride in the mountains. I bet we passed 150 or more, riding alone and in groups, outfitted in spandex and many on expensive bikes. Here’s some not very good cellphone video to show you what it looked like coming into Medellin: El Poblado is one of the most popular neighborhoods for tourists and wealthy people in Medellin. It’s a sprawling neighborhood of mid and high-rise apartments, shopping, and nightlife. I think the nightlife in Medellin (and Colombia in general) is a big draw for many visitors. Obviously it’s not something we care about at all or have experienced. Anyway, I was surprised when Mila said the hotel she booked was in a neighborhood called Prado and not in El Poblado. Prado is in Central Medellin, which like Bogota, is on the grittier side. In fact when I googled it, one website put it right in the middle of Medellin’s “no-go” areas for visitors and described the neighborhood like this: |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p10 | Prado, located downtown on the northern side of 10th district, is the old residential neighborhood for the city’s wealthy. The neighborhood has been deemed cultural heritage because of its spectacular architecture. However, the neighborhood is also a hotspot for crack cocaine dealings and child prostitution. The area around it, known as La Candelaria or El Centro, has the highest homicide rate in Medellin. During the day, El Centro is also filled with bankers and business people hard at work in office buildings, but between 6PM and 8PM all commuters and cops go home and the downtown area becomes one of the most desolate districts of the city. Prado even more so. In fact it was one of the hotels with the best reviews, and while most reviews acknowledged the neighborhood, they also indicated that the hotel was secure and a great place to stay. We decided to go to the hotel and check it out. We would simply find another hotel if we were not comfortable. As it turned out, the neighborhood was definitely on the grittier side, but the hotel was nice and secure. We decided to stay and it turned out to be a good spot. It was one of the more social hotels we’ve stayed in lately, and we met a number of other travellers in the hotel courtyard and restaurant. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p11 | Checking in to 61Prado. The street the hotel is on. After checking in and getting cleaned up, we caught another Uber and headed to the Centro Comercial Santa Fe, a big luxury mall in the El Poblado neighborhood. We were curious about El Poblado and Jette needed a new pair of sandals, so that seemed like a good place to start in Medellin. Trying on sandals Jette didn’t find sandals that fit, but we had a good afternoon. In the center of the mall on the lower level, where there might normally be a skating rink, there was a dog park. Obviously this was right up Jette’s alley! The dog park at the Santa Fe mall in Medellin. Watching the dogs play at the dog park in the mall. We had a late lunch in the food court on the upper level which featured a huge balcony overlooking the city and the mountains. Like many buildings in Medellin, it was totally open air. The climate is such that many buildings are open to elements, even big, modern shopping malls. The food court balcony. Jette ate KFC for the second and probably last time in her life! Fried chicken is very popular in Colombia. In the photo above it was so smoggy it is difficult to see the mountains in the background. It turns out that on the days that we were in Medellin the local government made most public transportation free and banned most private cars from the road in an attempt to fight the horrible air pollution. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p12 | We were home by dark (again by Uber), had a light dinner at the hotel, and were in bed before too late. The next morning we took another Uber to El Pablado, to a restaurant that had good reviews online for breakfast. It was closed. The streets and sidewalks were empty and everything seemed closed. We walked a few blocks and down a cute street lined with (closed) bars and nightclubs. We don’t care about nightlife, but I suspect this is a main draw for many of Medellin’s visitors. We walked some more, through a cute park, and finally found an open restaurant. We had a very mediocre breakfast of rice and beans, arepas and eggs with sliced up hot dogs. The choices were limited and the quality not so great. The restaurant was on the corner and open air. Imagine open garage doors instead of walls on two sides. As we were finishing our meal, a rough looking guy – young, dirty and disheveled – stopped on the sidewalk next to our table (we were “inside” but there was no wall separating us from the sidewalk, only a column). He sat and stared right at us for some time, making Jette extremely uncomfortable as she felt like he was staring at her. He was positioned in such a way that the column blocked my view of him. When it was obvious that we were talking about him, and when I leaned around the column to make eye contact with him, he came over and asked for the leftover food on our plates. I shook my head yes and he retreated a bit. I ordered another full meal to go and as we were leaving, gave him the freshly prepared meal instead of the few scraps on our plates. Probably a futile gesture, but at least that was a meal that he didn’t have to get through thievery. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p13 | By this time the neighborhood was getting more active and there were lots of people out and about. Jette wanted to go back to the park we had walked through earlier because they had some exercise equipment that looked like fun. We walked back and were surprised to see how many people were wearing their exercise outfits and “working out” on the machines. I don’t think anyone was working hard enough to break a sweat! For many of the yoga-pants-tank-top-possee it seemed more a social activity than exercise. Exercise! Busy exercise area. At the edge of the park in El Poblado. After some time exercising, we wandered around the neighborhood a bit more, stopped for a tea, then walked to a famous soup restaurant called Ajiaco y Mondongos for lunch. Ajiacos y Mondongos Look at all these orders to go! The menu The spread We ordered two soups to share. Ajiaco is a pulled chicken and corn soup. Cazuela de Frijoles is a hearty bean stew. They were both super delicious. Yummy! The Monongo in the restaurant name is a tripe soup. We haven’t tried that one yet. Ajiaco Cazuela de frijoles Once again we were back at our hotel before dark, had a light dinner at the hotel, and an early bedtime after doing some work. On the hotel roof. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p14 | Nighttime view from our hotel roof. Still smoggy. The next morning we were up early for a walking tour of downtown Medellin. It was a very good tour. Our guide Juan gave us some excellent insights into Colombian history, culture, and of course, Medellin. The tour covered a section of Central Medellin, not far from our hotel. It is an area that is often labeled a “no-go” area for tourists. From city hall and the main municipal buildings to busy markets, we saw quite a bit in the four hour tour. Starting the tour. Juan did a good job of explaining Paisa history and culture. In a nutshell, descendents of Basque Spaniards, Jews and the native people lived in relative isolation in the mountainous areas of Medellin and Antiquia. They are the Paisas. The climate and geography was excellent for coffee and other produce, which they grew, but the mountains kept them relatively isolated and limited their ability to trade and profit. In the 20th century they built the first railroad in Colombia, linking them to the outside world and creating an explosion in trade and industrialization for the region. Paisas developed a reputation as industrious, hard working, good business people. This sculpture is a timeline of Paisa history and sits in the main goverment plaza of Medellin. He also gave us a brief history of the Colombian Conflict, which began in 1948 with a decade long period of conflict known as “La Violencia” and continues in a limited form today. Juan grew up in the 1990’s. He said he had 8 close friends. 6 of them were killed. Given a 50+ year history of conflict, corruption, crime and the high levels of poverty it seems fantastic that Colombia is ranked yet-again as The Happiest Country in the World (Washington Post: Here’s what we can learn from Colombia – the happiest nation in the world). |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p15 | I didn’t take many photos on the tour. In fact we haven’t been carrying a camera or other valuables when we are out and about in Colombia. I’ve been carrying a cheap phone I bought in Kuala Lumpur, which is one of the reasons our recent photos and videos have been few in number and low in quality! The Colombians have an expression, “No dar papaya” which translates as, “Don’t give papaya”. What does this mean? It means don’t give anyone the opportunity to take advantage of you. If you leave your house, lock the door. Don’t flaunt wealth in public. Count your change. Don’t be a sucker. Don’t be an easy mark. Don’t carry anything you don’t want to lose (like a camera!). On the one hand, I understand it. On the other hand it seems a bit “blame the victim” and I wonder if this cultural belief isn’t fueling the relatively high crime rates and the general acceptance of them. In my mind, there is no excuse for theft and certainly none for armed robbery. In a society that won’t tolerate it, there will be little. In one that does, much. It is over simplistic, but am I wrong? Anyway, on the tour, we had “Papaya Levels” to indicate levels of alertness as we moved through areas that were known for pickpocketing and such. We had no issues at all. Everyone was friendly. In fact, every time we stopped as a group to talk, we had odd characters in various states of sobriety join us out of curiosity and in the spirit of brotherhood/sisterhood. You can see a couple in the video below. (The intoxicated woman on the left and the nice older man who chimes in at the end). Our tour guide knew most of them by name and knew that they were harmless: |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p16 | Another interesting thing that we learned on the tour regarding crime is that in Colombia, areas of crime and “sin” are often right next to churches. It is quite convenient as once the “sinners” commit their crimes, they can then walk immediately into church, pray, and be instantly cleansed of their sins. Juan likened it to a convenient bottle of hand soap that never runs out. Medellin is full of sculptures by Botero. His trademark style is “chubby” or disproportioned figures. The tour was not all crime and violence. I seem to be having a hard time talking about Colombia without making it sound scary, and while it is sometimes, mostly it’s not. We learned a lot about Colombian culture, street life, markets, politics, the symbolic importance of the Metro, and more. Jette and Mila even got to eat some ice cream along the way! We saw some excellent shopping streets, with a variety of street performers, and full of people from a wide swath of humanity. To the eye most of Medellin seems less gritty, less impoverished, and generally “nicer” than many of the Asian cities we’ve visited. Bogota and Medellin are fantastic cities with vibrant street life and friendly people. It is simply it’s well-earned reputation for violence that gives one pause. Look at the HUGE scoops the happy ice cream lady gave Jette! |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p17 | After the walking tour we walked to a nice restaurant on one of the main shopping streets and had lunch. I had a delicious lentil soup and Jette had a whole, fried fish. Jette and her whole fish. Fried foods like fried chicken and fried fish are popular in Colombia and are often served with a set of plastic gloves so you can eat them with your hands and not get your fingers greasy. Jette joked that she felt like a “lunch lady” but I told her she was missing her hair net! All in all our visit to Medellin was good. We certainly didn’t see it all, but we felt like we at least got a sense of it. The thing we can’t figure out is why people seem to like it so much more than Bogota. We liked Bogota more. We liked the weather and we liked the city, we like the people. Maybe it’s the nightlife in Medellin that people like? We just don’t get it. Medellin is interesting and it has some attractive features, but if we had to choose, we’d choose Bogota. To each their own, I suppose. We certainly enjoyed our time in Medellin. Our time in Bogota by waco | Apr 3, 2016 | Colombia, Education, Our Travels We’ve done so much and blogged so little lately, I’m not sure where to begin! We spent two weeks in Bogota, which we really enjoyed. Our first airbnb apartment was on Calle 59 and Carerra 7 on the edge of the Zona G neighborhood (Zona Gastronomica). |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p18 | View from our apartment window. It was OK. We spent three or four nights there and then moved North to the Bella Suiza/Usaquen neighborhood, which we really liked. Our apartment there was fantastic and the neighborhood was great. It’s an affluent, mostly residential neighborhood that felt much safer and had nice amenities. Our first week in Bogota was Semana Santa, the week before Easter. The city was fairly quiet and many things were closed, but this ended up being a good thing for us as it meant that the normally horrible traffic wasn’t so bad, and we could get around town pretty quickly and easily. We took a walking tour of the La Candelaria neighborhood where we stopped in a chicheria and got to taste chicha. It wasn’t bad, but it was hard to get the image of a bunch of guys chewing corn and spitting slop into a communal pot out of our minds. Yuck! The modern chicha sold in Bogota chicherias is made more hygienically, without any chewing and spitting. I guess that’s a good thing. Jette thought it tasted like apple juice mixed with beer. I agreed and added, “Not very good beer!” Walking tour of La Candelaria. We also visited the Museo del Oro which is a fantastic museum. They have a really incredible collection of pre-Hispanic gold artifacts. It’s the largest collection in the world and the presentation is top notch. Some of the pieces are just amazingly beautiful. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p19 | A piece at Museo del Oro. Beautiful necklace at Museo del Oro. Museo del Oro. On Easter Sunday we walked over to the Usaquen park, had lunch at a nice restaurant, then went down to La Candelaria to the Catedral Primada de Colombia on the Plaza de Bolivar. We poked our heads into the cathedral to check out the Easter service (note the police presence), then walked around a bit. One of the main streets was closed to vehicles and was full of people. There were street performers, vendors, and tons of people just out for a stroll. We strolled for a few blocks and watched a guinea pig race! Guinea Pig race in Bogota. Place your bets! Downtown/Centro Bogota can be a bit gritty. There were some creepy characters about, Jette was feeling nervous, and it was getting late, so we decided to head back North for a different kind of fun. We hopped in an Uber and went to the Unicentro mall. It was packed with wealthy Bogotanos enjoying, food, shopping, and entertainment. It was quite a contrast to downtown, and probably not too unlike Easter afternoon at a any other mall in any wealthy suburb anywhere else in the world. For the kids, there was a clown performance and an indoor “train” for the really little ones. We had some nibbles then caught a movie – Kung Fu Panda 3 – in Spanish. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p20 | It’s great that the movie was in Spanish because it was great practice. The very next morning at 8 am we started Spanish class. We had signed up with a local language school called Nueva Lengua for their intensive Spanish class. At school. Spanish class! It was a group class. Our classmates were mostly twenty-somethings – there were three women from Amsterdam, a Canadian guy, an Australian guy, and us. It was a good group, and a good class. We covered a lot of the basics in that week. Thanks Marcela and Carlos! Since I started with no Spanish at all I was a bit behind the others, especially when it came to speaking. I didn’t have the pronunciation down and didn’t have the vocabulary (“Uno, dos, tres. Hola Big Bird!”; “Yo quiero Taco Bell!”) I still don’t, but I progressed a lot last week. My verbal and written comprehension is much improved and I feel like I am off to a good start. I still can’t say much, but I’ll be digging in and trying to learn the numbers and some vocabulary words so I can start putting real sentences together and getting my point across. Both Jette and Mila started with more Spanish than me and I think they got a lot out of the class too. It was a good experience, and one we may repeat. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p21 | Doing our Spanish homework. In addition to Spanish, there were some after school activities. Dance lessons, cooking lessons and an international pot-luck lunch on the last day of class. Making empanadas in our cooking class. In the kitchen. I would post the video from the dance class, but Mila might kill me!!! For the pot-luck on Friday Jette and I cooked hamburger muffins, which I renamed “empanadas gringas”. Sounds better than “muffin hamburguesa,” right?! Potluck All-in-all we had a really good time in Bogota. We had a great apartment. We loved, loved, loved the weather. The average temperature is in the mid to high 50’s year round. Our apartment didn’t have AC, a heater, or a fan and the temperature was always perfect. Oh, did I mention that there are no mosquitoes? So nice. We also found lots of good food, and met lots of nice people. On Friday night we were a bit sad to be packing our bags. We caught a few winks of sleep, got up at 3:30 am yesterday morning and boarded the plane to Medellin… Here are some random photos from Bogota: Breakfast at a nice spot in Usaquen. Hill in Usaquen Home security. Graffiti in La Candelaria Meat and taters Yum Waffles, eggs, and veggie meatballs. Cute cafe At Usaquen Park Champion! Breakfast in Usaquen |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p22 | Flashback: Penang Island, Malaysia by waco | Mar 2, 2016 | Malaysia, Our Travels From Cameron Highlands, we took a minibus to Penang Island. Penang is a state in northern Malaysia, and also the name of an island with a rich history. It is also known as a foodie town, so you know we’ll like it! In the late 1700’s the British East India company essentially took control of Penang Island. It quickly became a base of trade and was made one of the “Presidencies” like Bombay and Madras. Under British colonial rule the Chinese presence in Penang grew. During WWII, Penang was heavily bombed and occupied by Japanese forces. After the war, there were movements for Penang Independence, and to join Penang with Singapore, but in the end it became part of Malaysia. One the eastern side of the island is Georgetown, a colonial gem and UNESCO World Heritage City. It is full of great architecture and great food. We spent our first few nights in an old shophouse converted into an apartment. The outside of our pad in Georgetown Some great art deco era shops Cute streets and cafes Old-ish and new We spent spent about 4 days in Georgetown just exploring all its nooks and crannies and of course, its food. There were some fantastic restaurants, and the street food is great too. Here’s an example of a little alley that by day is full of hardware shops. By night the gates go down on the shops and the street food vendors set up. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p23 | Alleyway food stalls. In the morning this will all be gone and the hardware shops will open again. Dinner time Delicious little treats There’s a hardware shop behind that old green gate. Juice stand Our little animal lover found a “cat cafe” so one afternoon we checked it out. Jette had fun playing with the cats, and we met some nice people (Hi Molly!). Grumpy? Not me. Hello up there Stepping out Leaving a note on the wall. I wanted to write one that said, “Yum! Cats taste good!” but I restrained myself. One of the popular street food dishes is a fried noodle dish called Char Kway Teow. We ate our fair share of that all over town. Having some Char Kway Teow Char Kway Teow We also found a yummy local Dim Sum joint Leong Kee Dim Sum sum a dim Dim Sum We did do much and saw so much, it’s hard to summarize. Here are some random photos of Georgetown: Bicycle rickshaw Another bicycle rickshaw Street art Master Wong Yep, 7-Eleven is in Georgetown too Stamps! Hello doggie Tourists on bikes Funbrellas on the street Incense drying in the sun Minions on the loose!!!! More street art More street art More street art More street art Old Chinese buildings at dusk Rain Most of the local shops and shophouses have tiled sidewalks, and typically each one is different… |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p24 | Tiled sidewalk Food vendors hit the streets at night Pharmacy I wonder what she’s thinking? Not sure what was going on here. Cows getting decorated for Hindu festival OK, who the heck spray painted my hooves?! Watch your head on these sidewalks In colonial times, Penang was part of the “Straits Settlements” of Singapore, Malacca, and Penang. In these settlements there were a large number of ethnic Chinese who developed their own culture. They are known as Peranakan or “Straits Chinese.” In Georgetown, there is a large mansion – The Blue Mansion – built at the end of the 19th century by a wealthy Peranakan named Cheong Fatt Tze. Cheong Fatt Tze was a wealthy and powerful merchant, and under British rule was the de facto “mayor” of the local Chinese population. The house was built with the help of a feng shui master, and is built in the Chinese “courtyard mansion” style. It is one of the largest mansions of this type outside of China. Some of the scenes in the movie “Indochine” were filmed here. Anyway, it was really interesting to see, and woman giving the tour around the interior was very knowledgable and gave us some great insights into the history of the building, the feng shui principles that dictated the design, and the history of Cheong Fatt Tze, who was quite an interesting character. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p25 | The entry of the Blue Mansion Looking down into the main courtyard. The courtyard is designed on feung shui principles to gather and control the flow of rainwater and wealth! Exterior view of the Blue Mansion Waiting patiently in the waiting area. The floors are Italian marble. Our tour guide spinning yarns After our days in Georgetown, we moved just bit up and around the NE part of the island to Tanjung Tokong, an upscale neighborhood with lots of high-rise condos and shopping. It’s a popular neighborhood with expats and local alike. We found a great apartment in one of the high-rises through airbnb, and settled in. There was a great supermarket in the building, so Jette was able to do some cooking and satisfy her cravings for Tex-Mex! Many bean burritos were made and consumed. View from our apartment We made a trip up to Batu Ferrenghi, a popular beach town on the North side of the island. It is also a popular expat and tourist area, but we found it to be a bit grungy. We spent an afternoon at a Starbucks on the beach doing some work, and took a stroll down the beach. Starbucks patio Beach at Batu Ferringhi Some of the local beachwear We went back into Georgetown to explore some fun shops, cafes, and restaurants. We also went to the Sunday street fair where Jette rented a hoverboard and Segway-type thing. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p26 | Sunday street fair Bubbles Cowgirl Street portraits Getting her caricature made Does it look like Jette? We had lots of fun in Penang. It’s an interesting place with a great mix of cultures. At a local cafe As in so much of Asia and the rest of the world, malls are a big draw. There are two big malls in Tanjung Tokong. Plaza Gourney has lots of restaurants, a big supermarket, movie theaters, and of course tons of shops. It is a popular place for locals to hang out. Plaza Gourney Mall decorations for Chinese New Year One of the big malls in Tanjung Tokong Going to the movies Racing motorcycles Honey cream. Yum. Soft serve ice cream drizzled with fresh honey. We also visited a local botanical garden – The Tropical Spice Garden. Waterfall in the Tropical Spice Garden Listening to the audio tour. Crossing the stream Rainforest ecosystem Don’t touch me! Studying Lots of information about the local flora Tropical hugs Taking a swing break Hammock break Walking on the acupressure path Cacao – chocolate, baby! We didn’t swim, but while we were waiting for the bus, we checked out the beach across the street from the garden. Handstand on the beach across from Tropical Spice Garden Penang is a melting pot of cultures, and a very cosmopolitan place. We enjoyed our time here, and can see why it draws so many visitors and expats. I could go on, but we are way behind on blog posts, so I will cut it short (this is short?!) and simply leave you with a few more photos. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p27 | Gurney night food market Curry mee (curry noodles) Our bowl of curry mee Yes, please curry me! Noodles down the hatch Jette attacks her fish and chips at Muntri Mews My yummy curry at Muntri Mews The dessert spread at China House The circular doorway to the lounge and live music area at China House Tiny pomelo Bubble time Oh, I have to mention Roti Cani – crispy, chewy flat bread served with curry. One of my favorite dishes and one of the things that I remember most from my previous visit to Penang decades ago. There aren’t nearly as many roti shops/stands as I remember, but we found a couple decent ones. Yum! Famous roti cani stand Roti on the grill Roti and milk tea Flashback: Cameron Highlands, Malaysia by waco | Feb 20, 2016 | Malaysia, Our Travels Still playing catch-up, so this post is a “flashback” to more than a month ago and our visit to the Cameron Highlands area in Malaysia. Tea plantation gymnastics From Taman Negara, we took a “minibus” to the Cameron Highlands area in central Malaysia. It is mountainous, highlands area and the “breadbasket” of Malaysia. In colonial times it was a hill-station for the British ruling class – a cool retreat from the unending heat and humidity of Kuala Lumpur and Georgetown. The British established tea plantations. It’s climate is excellent both for tea and other produce and it remains one of the most productive agricultural areas in Malaysia, with many vegetable farms, orchards, apiaries, and of course tea plantations. One of the most popular activities besides scenic walks through the tea plantations is picking strawberries. Yum! |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p28 | There are a number of small towns or villages sprinkled through the area. Tanah Rata is the biggest and really the commercial center. All of the towns are a bit on the grungy side – they are working agricultural towns – and many of the smaller towns or villages are really nothing more than a collection of agricultural and industrial suppliers. The “supply chain” here is quite visible, in a way that you would never see in the West. The open storefronts have truck tires, pipes, concrete, gravel, lumber, and all kinds of supplies and equipment spilling out onto the street. The narrow roads are jammed not just with tour busses and cars, but also with giant, overloaded, under-maintained trucks and heavy equipment. As you drive through the mountain roads you see vast tea plantations, terraced vegetable farms, orchards, and miles and miles of plastic sheets in the form of greenhouses. In a couple of areas, there are quarries – whole mountainsides that have been blasted raw, and once pristine, now shockingly polluted lakes. You have the sense that the earth all around is being torn, ripped, and molded to man’s will in a fairly brutal way and you are right in the middle of the chaos. At the same time, there are many areas of untouched forest. From distance it is all quite beautiful. Up close sometimes less so. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p29 | There are four main ethnic groups in Malaysia: muslim Malays, Chinese, Indians, and the aboriginal people – called “Orang Asli.” The Orang Asli are jungle dwellers and the original inhabitants of the Malay Peninsula. Like many native peoples, they have fallen victim to conquering peoples and more recently, “modern” life. Here’s a snippet of Orang Asli history from Wikipedia: Slave raids into Orang Asli settlements were also quite common feature back in the 18th and 19th centuries. These slave-raiders were mainly local Malays and Bataks, who considered the Orang Asli as ‘kafirs’, ‘non-humans’, ‘savages’ and ‘jungle-beasts. The modus operandi was basically to swoop down a settlement and then kill off all the adult men. Women and children were captured alive as they are ‘easier to tame.’ The captives Orang Asli slaves were sold off or given to local rulers and chieftains to gain their favour. Slaves trade soon developed and even continued into the present century despite the official abolition of all forms of slavery in 1884. The derogatory term “Sakai” is used to refer to the Orang Asli until the middle of the 20th century meant slave or dependent. Today, the forests that have housed and fed them for generations have largely been destroyed or repurposed, and they have been pushed to limited tracts of land and the margins of a new society. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p30 | When we looked for accommodation online we found a place called the Rain Forest Inn that had really good reviews. We booked it and it turned out to be a fantastic experience. It was started by two partners – an Orang Asli man named John and his Chinese friend. It is on Orang Asli lands, and is a series of mostly-traditional bamboo huts built on a hillside, next to a beautiful stream with a waterfall. View across the valley at the base of the property Our hut Testing the bed Exploring the stream Navigating the rocks Up to the waterfall The lower falls Bamboo pipes make for a fun shower in the stream The lower part of the stream is wide and calm and feeds into a nearby creek Exploring the adjoining creek Muddy feet! Hey! What’s this? Tadpoles! We had lots of fun playing in the stream, exploring the creek, and climbing the waterfall – there’s a upper falls area with a small pool that is perfect for a relaxing soak. But watch out! The rocks are slippery. At dinner, we were treated to a big spread of traditional Orang Asli cooking. It was simple but very delicious and many of the things we ate were grown or gathered on the property. Dinner being prepared The dining room Traditional dishes at dinner |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p31 | Yum! That night Jette got really sick. She had a headache and was vomiting. After throwing up a few times she fell asleep. She slept through the night and in the morning she felt fine. We think it may have been something she ate at lunch, but we’re not sure. It could have been something at dinner, but no one else was sick, and we ate a similar dinner on our second night with no ill effects. Both Mila and Jette have had similar episodes a couple of times on our travels – a sudden headache followed by vomiting, then a quick recovery. We’re thinking that they are allergic or sensitive to some ingredient we have yet to identify, perhaps MSG. We’ve found that we all get headaches if there is too much MSG in our food. Luckily we’ve been very healthy overall and have managed to avoid the typical “travellers tummy” that has struck so many of our fellow travellers. John, one of the owners of Rain Forest Inn, is quite a character and has interesting background. Unlike most Orang Asli, he is educated. He studied mechanical engineering and joined the military. He was “Seal” in the Malaysian Special Forces and saw combat in places like the Philippines and Somalia. He lost part of one foot to a mine, and has a large, vertical scar down one cheek where a islamic extremist in the Southern Philippines stabbed him with a knife. After 15 years, he retired from the service and came back to his village. He spent a couple of years lobbying the local government to build a road to the village (it was a two-day walk to the nearest town). After he succeeded in getting the road built, he built a grocery store in the village. He had the idea for the guesthouse, and the Rain Forest Inn was born. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p32 | A traditional puzzle made from rattan and string John showing us how to solve the puzzle After breakfast one day, John and the village chief showed us how to make a variety of traditional snare traps, and also how to shoot a blowgun. The Orang Asli hunt and fight with blowguns and poison darts. Different poisons are used for hunting different animals (they eat everything, even the local monkeys) and there are special poisons for dispatching people. Firearms are not easy to get in Malaysia, so the Orang Asli still use blowguns for self-defense. Given John’s past line of work, he is very security conscious. I would hate to be the hapless criminal who happens to look for mischief in this village. Let’s just say that the Rain Forest Inn is a very safe place to stay, LOL. Jette and the blowgun Bullseye! At least I didn’t swallow the dart. Also, Look at how big I am compared to the village chief! John and the village chief showing us how to make snare traps Detail of the snare on one of the traps. The rattan is actually quite stiff and has a sharp edge by design. It is connected to a small tree bent over as a powerful spring. There is always time for a swing in a hammock We did a day tour of the tea plantations and various sights around Cameron Highlands. My photos are rotten and really don’t do justice to the beautiful, undulating hills covered in tea bushes. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p33 | Tea bushes and the valley Climbing up to a scenic overlook Walking through the BOH tea plantation We also toured the BOH factory where tea is processed. To make black tea, the tea leaves are rolled, fermented, dried and sorted in a very simple process using equipment that dates back to 1928. The BOH tea factory Fermentation The sorting machine sorts leaves by size and drops them into large sacks. Different grades of tea More tea bushes Note the people in the scene for scale Am I really doing this?! Pretty place for gymnastics Beautiful views Visit to a bee farm Looking for the queen in the hive Hives on the hillside Photos in the shop Honey The highest view point in Cameron Highlands Climbing the rusty old tower View from the tower Jette with a kid at a local farm At a strawberry farm The guys working at this farm were from Bangladesh. They obviously get a lot of tourists, as they really had their schtick down. One of them insisted on taking photos of us, so Mila gave him her phone. He proceeded to pose Jette and snap some hilariously cheesy photos. The crazy photo session begins. Note the pose and the strawberry in the foreground. The resulting photo It went on, and on. Mila and I were called in to pose too. |
https://fieldtripx.com/tag/culture/_p34 | Clearly, this was our moment of glory.The bangladeshi with the camera wanted us to do more kissing and his pose suggestions got more and more “interesting.” I think he was trying to recreate Bollywood movie posters with posed gringos and fruit. We’d had enough and called it quits. We do have our limits. All in all, our visit to Cameron Highlands was great. Staying at Rain Forest Inn and getting a peek into Orang Asli life was definitely the highlight. « Older Entries Search for: Recent Posts Grandma Joins Us in Mexico City Hola Ciudad de Mexico! I’ve made a mess with all this time travelling Chincheros, Salineras de Mara et Moray Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu Categories Education Our Travels Bicycle Touring EuroVelo 15 Destinations Colombia France Germany Iceland Indonesia Laos Luxembourg Malaysia Mexico Netherlands Peru Scotland Singapore Sri Lanka Switzerland Thailand Tags amsterdam animals arnhem bangkok beach berastagi bicycle touring bicycle trailer bikes biology birthday bogota camping castles caves chiang mai chur culture disentis doctor friends gear health history hook of holland koblenz koh tao kuala lumpur lima luang prabang math museums neuf brisach packing penang planning pop quiz repair science sleep sumatra swimming train video update volcano Recent Comments Mila on We’ve got power! waco on I’ve made a mess with all this time travelling waco on I’ve made a mess with all this time travelling |
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https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/79178-105-patch-is-live/?tab=comments_p0 | 1.05 Patch is Live - Pillars of Eternity: Announcements and News - Obsidian Forum Community Jump to content Pillars of Eternity: Announcements and News Existing user? Sign In Sign in with Obsidian ID Sign Up Search In Everywhere Topics This Forum This Topic More options... Find results that contain... All of my search term words Any of my search term words Find results in... Content titles and body Content titles only Forums Grounded The Outer Worlds Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Pillars of Eternity Tyranny Armored Warfare Pillars of Eternity: Lords of the Eastern Reach Pathfinder South Park: The Stick of Truth Blogs Activity All Activity Search Leaderboard More All Activity Home Pillars of Eternity Pillars of Eternity: Announcements and News 1.05 Patch is Live Sign in to follow this Followers 4 1.05 Patch is Live By BAdler, May 7, 2015 in Pillars of Eternity: Announcements and News 1.05 patch features bugs Reply to this topic Prev 1 2 3 4 Next Page 1 of 4 Recommended Posts BAdler 5,309 BAdler Game Director Developers 5,309 892 Location:Irvine, CA Posted May 7, 2015 Hey, everyone. the 1.05 patch (Build 567) is now live on Steam. We are packaging everything up for GOG and Origin, so those builds should be updated in a day or two. Some highlights from 1.05 include: You can now rename save games. |
https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/79178-105-patch-is-live/?tab=comments_p1 | You can now change the portrait and sound set of characters from the character sheet. Click on the gear icon to open the customization window. You can only use this feature on player characters and hired (non-companion) characters. New Stash sorting. You can now sort stash by item type, enchant score, and sell value. Added a News Feed on the main menu to keep you informed on patches and Kickstarter updates. Added a new color for unique items in the inventory. Added a new hotkey for switching weapon sets on selected characters. You can now bind extra mouse buttons to Ability hotkeys. There's a new option in the Difficulty settings to reset newly recruited companions to level 1 (without losing the experience) when they get added to the party for the first time. This will allow you to level up companions to your liking. For the full patch notes on 1.05, please go here. During this patch we needed to change around our Steam depot structure. Most of you should be unaffected by these changes, but if you have problems please report them in this thread. You can also go to that thread for an explanation of the Steam depots and why we needed to change them. Enjoy! 14 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kaiki 110 |
https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/79178-105-patch-is-live/?tab=comments_p2 | kaiki (3) Conjurer Members 110 188 Posted May 7, 2015 Patch dl'd and installed, confirmed! :D Ty Obsidian! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites apolloooo 99 apolloooo (4) Theurgist Members 99 215 Steam:hobforeternity Posted May 8, 2015 1.6 GB download, this patch is massive :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Foksuh 19 Foksuh (1) Prestidigitator Members 19 18 Posted May 8, 2015 Patch downloaded automatically on Steam, tried to start the game and it fails. Said something about "there should be a data file next to the executable". Did verification of files, now re-downloading 5,6gb worth of files. Good times Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BAdler 5,309 BAdler Game Director Developers 5,309 892 Location:Irvine, CA Posted May 8, 2015 Patch downloaded automatically on Steam, tried to start the game and it fails. Said something about "there should be a data file next to the executable". Did verification of files, now re-downloading 5,6gb worth of files. Good times Hey, Foksuh. What OS are you on? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Foksuh 19 Foksuh (1) Prestidigitator Members 19 18 Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) Patch downloaded automatically on Steam, tried to start the game and it fails. Said something about "there should be a data file next to the executable". |
https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/79178-105-patch-is-live/?tab=comments_p3 | Did verification of files, now re-downloading 5,6gb worth of files. Good times Hey, Foksuh. What OS are you on? Windows 7. Edit: Based on Steam forums it seems to happening to other people too. Edited May 8, 2015 by Foksuh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BAdler 5,309 BAdler Game Director Developers 5,309 892 Location:Irvine, CA Posted May 8, 2015 Patch downloaded automatically on Steam, tried to start the game and it fails. Said something about "there should be a data file next to the executable". Did verification of files, now re-downloading 5,6gb worth of files. Good times Hey, Foksuh. What OS are you on? Windows 7. Edit: Based on Steam forums it seems to happening to other people too. We have been unable to reproduce this problem internally. Not sure what would cause it. Please let me know if after a build verification it works correctly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Foksuh 19 Foksuh (1) Prestidigitator Members 19 18 Posted May 8, 2015 Patch downloaded automatically on Steam, tried to start the game and it fails. Said something about "there should be a data file next to the executable". Did verification of files, now re-downloading 5,6gb worth of files. Good times Hey, Foksuh. What OS are you on? Windows 7. |
https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/79178-105-patch-is-live/?tab=comments_p4 | Edit: Based on Steam forums it seems to happening to other people too. We have been unable to reproduce this problem internally. Not sure what would cause it. Please let me know if after a build verification it works correctly. Yeah, took me longer than expected to verify the files due to connection issues but it seems to be working now. Launched fine after the download and loaded up saves and such as well and the build version is correct. Feel free to PM me if there's any questions related to the problem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shrubnub 0 shrubnub (0) Nub Initiates 0 2 Steam:pneumandro Posted May 8, 2015 I also have the "there should be a data file next to the executable" bug. I think your depot change changed the file location..but Steam doesn't recognize the new configuration. Aka...we have to redownload Shrubnub Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shrubnub 0 shrubnub (0) Nub Initiates 0 2 Steam:pneumandro Posted May 8, 2015 The exact error is: "Data folder not found" "There should be 'PillarsOfEternity_Data' folder next to the executable" In a popup after you try to launch the game. Windows 7 here too. Shrubnub Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Foksuh 19 |
https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/79178-105-patch-is-live/?tab=comments_p5 | Foksuh (1) Prestidigitator Members 19 18 Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) How much space is the game supposed to take from the HD? 14gb? Mine is currently 27gb. And there is this folder called EmptySteamDepot that's basically a copy of PillarsofEternity_Data by the looks of it. Same files, same size, explains the sudden extra 13gb of HD claimed. I assume this is related to the problem we were having, since the actual folder was missing for some reason? Edited May 8, 2015 by Foksuh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites EvilCalvin42 0 EvilCalvin42 (1) Prestidigitator Members 0 11 Posted May 8, 2015 I read that there was going to be a fix for crashes when transitioning. An option for anti-aliasing would be available to toggle in options. It's not there. Can this be fixed? I am using the " ` " "msaa 0" work-around right now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Rangoon 0 Rangoon (1) Prestidigitator Members 0 11 Posted May 8, 2015 You can now change the portrait and sound set of characters from the character sheet. Click on the gear icon to open the customization window. You can only use this feature on player characters and hired (non-companion) characters. I'm sure there is a very good reason for this, but why can't you change portraits of companion characters along with all of the rest? |
https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/79178-105-patch-is-live/?tab=comments_p6 | Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Bryy 1,670 Bryy Arch-Mage Members. 1,670 2725 Posted May 8, 2015 You can now change the portrait and sound set of characters from the character sheet. Click on the gear icon to open the customization window. You can only use this feature on player characters and hired (non-companion) characters. I'm sure there is a very good reason for this, but why can't you change portraits of companion characters along with all of the rest? I assume for RP reasons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BAdler 5,309 BAdler Game Director Developers 5,309 892 Location:Irvine, CA Posted May 8, 2015 How much space is the game supposed to take from the HD? 14gb? Mine is currently 27gb. And there is this folder called EmptySteamDepot that's basically a copy of PillarsofEternity_Data by the looks of it. Same files, same size, explains the sudden extra 13gb of HD claimed. I assume this is related to the problem we were having, since the actual folder was missing for some reason? Do you happen to have Pillars installed in a strange location? We were able to see the error, but only after we manually moved the PIllars folder into another location. The EmptySteamDepot folder is really strange and shouldn't be there. Is that folder in the root of the game directory? |
https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/79178-105-patch-is-live/?tab=comments_p7 | Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tigranes 3,581 Tigranes Obsidian VIP Members 3,581 10397 Posted May 8, 2015 People want to change the class, attributes, portraits of the premade NPCs. Next they'll also want to change their names, too. Actually, that might be fun... 1 Quote Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kaiki 110 kaiki (3) Conjurer Members 110 188 Posted May 8, 2015 You can now change the portrait and sound set of characters from the character sheet. Click on the gear icon to open the customization window. You can only use this feature on player characters and hired (non-companion) characters. I'm sure there is a very good reason for this, but why can't you change portraits of companion characters along with all of the rest? I believe you can. C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Pillars of Eternity\PillarsOfEternity_Data\data\art\gui\portraits\companion <- is the folder that has the companion portraits. I'm sure you could just switch them out with whatever portrait you'd rather prefer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Bryy 1,670 Bryy Arch-Mage Members. |
https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/79178-105-patch-is-live/?tab=comments_p8 | 1,670 2725 Posted May 8, 2015 You can now change the portrait and sound set of characters from the character sheet. Click on the gear icon to open the customization window. You can only use this feature on player characters and hired (non-companion) characters. I'm sure there is a very good reason for this, but why can't you change portraits of companion characters along with all of the rest? I believe you can. C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Pillars of Eternity\PillarsOfEternity_Data\data\art\gui\portraits\companion <- is the folder that has the companion portraits. I'm sure you could just switch them out with whatever portrait you'd rather prefer. Yeah, this works, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Foksuh 19 Foksuh (1) Prestidigitator Members 19 18 Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) How much space is the game supposed to take from the HD? 14gb? Mine is currently 27gb. And there is this folder called EmptySteamDepot that's basically a copy of PillarsofEternity_Data by the looks of it. Same files, same size, explains the sudden extra 13gb of HD claimed. I assume this is related to the problem we were having, since the actual folder was missing for some reason? Do you happen to have Pillars installed in a strange location? We were able to see the error, but only after we manually moved the PIllars folder into another location. |
https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/79178-105-patch-is-live/?tab=comments_p9 | The EmptySteamDepot folder is really strange and shouldn't be there. Is that folder in the root of the game directory? No, I have Pillars of Eternity installed on my game drive like all the other games through Steam. So nothing unusual about the location. Yeah, the EmtpySteamDepot is at the root and it was there when I first patched the game. The PillarsofEternity_Data was missing, or I assume it was because that's what the error was about. The EmptySteamDepot is exactly the same size and seems to hold the same files as well. Based on the dates however, it seems that the EmptySteamDepot file holds some of originally installed files as they have dates that go back to March 26th. Soooo.. the old data folder was.... renamed? I don't know. Is it safe to delete now though? It does eat quite a bit of space. Edited May 8, 2015 by Foksuh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Serdan 113 Serdan (4) Theurgist Members 113 216 Posted May 8, 2015 How much space is the game supposed to take from the HD? 14gb? Mine is currently 27gb. And there is this folder called EmptySteamDepot that's basically a copy of PillarsofEternity_Data by the looks of it. Same files, same size, explains the sudden extra 13gb of HD claimed. |
https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/79178-105-patch-is-live/?tab=comments_p10 | I assume this is related to the problem we were having, since the actual folder was missing for some reason? Do you happen to have Pillars installed in a strange location? We were able to see the error, but only after we manually moved the PIllars folder into another location. The EmptySteamDepot folder is really strange and shouldn't be there. Is that folder in the root of the game directory? No, I have Pillars of Eternity installed on my game drive like all the other games through Steam. So nothing unusual about the location. Yeah, the EmtpySteamDepot is at the root and it was there when I first patched the game. The PillarsofEternity_Data was missing, or I assume it was because that's what the error was about. The EmptySteamDepot is exactly the same size and seems to hold the same files as well. Based on the dates however, it seems that the EmptySteamDepot file holds some of originally installed files as they have dates that go back to March 26th. Soooo.. the old data folder was.... renamed? I don't know. Is it safe to delete now though? It does eat quite a bit of space. I'm guessing it's supposed to be a temp backup during the update. I had the same folder, though it was empty. It should be safe to delete. |
https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/79178-105-patch-is-live/?tab=comments_p11 | Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Miraklum 6 Miraklum (1) Prestidigitator Members 6 19 Posted May 8, 2015 I currently arrived in Valewood..do I have to start a new game? Hope not... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Breadman86 1 Breadman86 (1) Prestidigitator Members 1 5 Posted May 8, 2015 I downloaded a 1.6gb patch, then got the "There should be 'PillarsOfEternity_Data' folder next to the executable" message so I verified the games cache. It then said "186469 files failed to validate and will be reacquired." Currently downloading the whole freaking game again. So much for playing the game this evening. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Rangoon 0 Rangoon (1) Prestidigitator Members 0 11 Posted May 8, 2015 You can now change the portrait and sound set of characters from the character sheet. Click on the gear icon to open the customization window. You can only use this feature on player characters and hired (non-companion) characters. I'm sure there is a very good reason for this, but why can't you change portraits of companion characters along with all of the rest? I assume for RP reasons. But if, say, you change the portraits to ones of your own creation for all the other characters, and you want to make some for the companions which match that aesthetic, you can't. That is a challenge to reconcile, in RP terms. I have made my own for the player character and planned on doing that for the companions, so this update is bittersweet. |
https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/79178-105-patch-is-live/?tab=comments_p12 | Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Rangoon 0 Rangoon (1) Prestidigitator Members 0 11 Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) People want to change the class, attributes, portraits of the premade NPCs. Next they'll also want to change their names, too. Actually, that might be fun... All of those things are important, yes, but I would argue the portrait is the least important to adhere to. Class, attributes, names, dialogue, voice, and in-game image are all tied to the story. But the portraits seem to me irrelevent in those terms. The companions have their in-game (isometric) image. The portraits don't affect gameplay, wouldn't modify dialogue, wouldn't impact the story, or the background of the character, their reason for being there or their personality traits, skills, strengths, weaknesses. It's just a portrait with which to identify and click in the UI. Same as for all of the other characters, for whom we can change portraits. Multiquote isn't working for me at the moment (just stacking a bunch of quotes rather than actually multiquoting) so forgive the double- and triple-post. Edited May 8, 2015 by Rangoon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Rangoon 0 Rangoon (1) Prestidigitator Members 0 11 Posted May 8, 2015 You can now change the portrait and sound set of characters from the character sheet. Click on the gear icon to open the customization window. You can only use this feature on player characters and hired (non-companion) characters. |
https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/79178-105-patch-is-live/?tab=comments_p13 | I'm sure there is a very good reason for this, but why can't you change portraits of companion characters along with all of the rest? I believe you can. C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Pillars of Eternity\PillarsOfEternity_Data\data\art\gui\portraits\companion <- is the folder that has the companion portraits. I'm sure you could just switch them out with whatever portrait you'd rather prefer. I tried that a few weeks ago, and it refused to actually replace the portrait. I quadruple checked my process, and it just wasn't working. I can't figure out why it wasn't; it was as if the companions's portrait was embedded somewhere else (Calisca). My player character portrait changed without any trouble. But not Calisca. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 Next Page 1 of 4 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Loading... |
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https://internationalschoolsreviewdiscuss.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/teachers-of-color-overseas/?like_comment=2542&_wpnonce=68022ce851&replytocom=32705_p2 | If you are okay to be treated differently from Africans simply because you have a different passport, then you too are condoning the behaviour. Why should ANYBODY be treated differently? LikeLike Reply Hope says: October 6, 2018 at 9:58 pm Agreed: No-one should be treated differently. Reality, however, applies different stereotypes to different people groups. LikeLike Reply sistrunkqueen says: October 8, 2018 at 9:12 am It’s part of being a member of the African diaspora. LikeLike Reply Lois says: December 6, 2018 at 7:11 am It is totally the opposite for me. In Saudi I am treated very well as a Black woman. LikeLike Reply Anonymous says: March 30, 2018 at 12:58 am Yes I work in China. The kids and parents are respectable. Most of them anyway. The admin keeps wanting to keep things white!!! I have applied for new position and it seems they continue to hire the same faces. No experience and do not care about the children but only about the check!! International schools, global citizenship are what they preach ot the students but do not practice it!!! LikeLike Reply Feb says: March 29, 2018 at 7:36 pm I do agree with this topic. If you go to an international school website and see their teachers’ profile, you will see more younger caucasian teachers. It is also a demand from parents. They spend a lot of money to send their kids to an international school and they want the best. To them that means caucasian teacher. They also want a young teacher as they seem more fun and able to connect to their child better than older looking teachers. |
https://internationalschoolsreviewdiscuss.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/teachers-of-color-overseas/?like_comment=2542&_wpnonce=68022ce851&replytocom=32705_p3 | LikeLike Reply Penny says: December 10, 2017 at 2:53 pm Anybody have any ideas or thoughts as to whether they’re just as bloody racist online as they are in-person? Seeing as how if they let you stay where you are and just Skype/FaceTime it and they don’t have to sponsor your visa or airfare or accommodation, do they let up or is it even worse in online-teaching scenarios? LikeLike Reply Alan says: June 12, 2017 at 7:48 am Good Day. I have found this thread captivating. As a ‘teacher of colour’ myself, I certainly have my fair share of stories. The responses here have encouraged me further to focus my Masters dissertation on minority ethnic teachers (MET) at international schools, inclusive of those who have attempted to teach overseas. If you are a ‘teacher of colour’, I would appreciate your willingness to complete a questionnaire so I may formally gather data on MET experiences, especially during the hiring process. I am also looking for individuals willing to conduct an interview over the summer holiday, most likely by email or by Skype. In both cases, anonymity and confidentiality will be respected. Though I know there are always exceptions, the focus of this dissertation identifies MET as: • certified teachers/educators from major English speaking countries, such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States of America. |
https://internationalschoolsreviewdiscuss.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/teachers-of-color-overseas/?like_comment=2542&_wpnonce=68022ce851&replytocom=32705_p4 | • either citizens or permanent residents of these countries. • teachers/educators who have attempted to enter international teaching or are currently teaching overseas. Currently, I am NOT looking for host country teachers (e.g. English speaking Singaporean teaching at an international school in Singapore) or teachers from typically non-English speaking countries hired purposely to teach a world language (e.g. China/Mandarin; Colombia/Spanish; Lebanon/Arabic). If you are willing and able to participate in the questionnaire and/or interview, please contact me at ac917@bath.ac.uk Thank you in advance. Alan LikeLiked by 2 people Reply Anonymous says: July 14, 2017 at 12:34 am If you haven’t done so already, please consider completing the questionnaire on your experiences as an overseas minority ethnic teacher. I’m aware it is the summer holiday for most, but it can be done by the pool over beer, wine, margaritas… 🙂 Thank you in advance. LikeLike Reply Daniel says: August 19, 2016 at 6:59 am I’m an African American and I was a teacher at an international school in Malaysia. One day I stopped at a Chinese store for an appliance part. The owner was friendly, but when I told him I was a mathematics teacher he responded “but Africans can’t do mathematics”. LikeLike Reply Hope says: January 18, 2017 at 5:45 am Hmm…Here in China the assumption is that (1) Blacks are “African”; and (2) they teach Maths! |
https://internationalschoolsreviewdiscuss.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/teachers-of-color-overseas/?like_comment=2542&_wpnonce=68022ce851&replytocom=32705_p5 | LikeLike Reply Abraham says: May 3, 2016 at 7:23 pm I am a US citizen of African descent. I am also a licensed teacher (dual certification, math, ESL) with a master’s degree and ten years of classroom management and curriculum development experience. I finished my PhD (global education) last year, and want to teach English language abroad, so have been applying EVERYwhere–Asia, Europe, South America, The Middle East… I also have CELTA certification and TEFL experience among adults, with specialties in the business and medical fields. I would be happy to share via private email the responses of more than four dozen recruitment exchanges with TESOL institutions around the world. Recruitment officers haven’t all been professional with me–some have even been dismissive of my qualifications, asserting that the more experience a licensed teacher has, the less desirable (s)he is. Perhaps this reflects recruiters’ experiences trying to teach new protocols to tenured faculty. But some recruiters, and not a few, have directly told me that my age (I’m now 46) and my race are grave problems and make me extremely unattractive to schools. However, I’d been applying to teach abroad since my early thirties, so question the relative effect of my age on my failure to find a job abroad. My latest experience was with a company recruiting for positions in the Middle East. I very carefully checked their requirements and, just being factual, I surpassed each, and then some. Yes, competition may be fierce, but I do not think there are many Columbia PhD grads with more than a decade of experience teaching–and both state and federal awards–and multiple state (NY) teaching certifications applying to teach overseas. I feel confident about this assessment because I have queried program chairs overseas about qualifications of their most successful candidates and current staff. They’re always excited to get my application, but once I attach my photo to the application, I’m somehow passed over. |
https://internationalschoolsreviewdiscuss.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/teachers-of-color-overseas/?like_comment=2542&_wpnonce=68022ce851&replytocom=32705_p6 | I don’t mean to seem conceited at all. But I have worked in education very long, am well credentialed, and have outstanding objective student outcomes to corroborate my claims. And yet, after looking for overseas positions for the past six years, and intensively over the past year, and after having traveled all over the US for a handful of interviews, I have never succeeded in winning a contract. Never. A final point. When I first started teaching math, one of my students and his family became close acquaintances of mine. That student decided college wasn’t for him after an unsuccessful bid at completing his bachelor’s over a six year period. Nor could he hold down a job in the USA. I’m not ridiculing him; I’ve always supported him. However, about three years ago he flew to Spain to take a TEFL course, and before completing his certification (not CELTA, but a smaller, newer operation), had seven–SEVEN–full-time contract offers, each with an attractive salary and benefits package. He is now a highly ranked instructor overseas, a teacher leader and the main public face for his school. I cannot help wondering why I have failed repeatedly to secure a foreign TEFL post while my one-time student has one despite not having a US degree. Nor can I help wondering if his being white is the advantage he possesses. |
https://internationalschoolsreviewdiscuss.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/teachers-of-color-overseas/?like_comment=2542&_wpnonce=68022ce851&replytocom=32705_p7 | LikeLiked by 1 person Reply Anonymous says: May 4, 2016 at 7:04 am Hello My Sistah Sorry about your troubles Have you considered HBCUs for a stateside job for a few years? They maybe more receptive to you than white institutions. Also get online with Facebook groups like Brothers and Sisters in China/Japan or Black teachers Abroad. They are great for networking and job leads. You are a threat to them. I understand because I have been there. I was in China for four years. I am now in Atlanta working and studying. I’m saddened but not surprised about your mediocre white student getiing a full time job in Spain. it is hard to get a work permit in Spain. Keep your chin up and network online. Have you tried to reach out to the Columbia Alumni or Obama? LOL Good Luck LikeLike Reply Reggie Harris says: June 29, 2016 at 12:55 am I am studying for a MA in Applied Lingusitics, and I would like to hear from minority female native-speaking English teachers who have worked or are working in Saudi Arabia. The purpose of the study is find out whether this demographic of teachers experiences discrimination from students and colleagues. I would like to recruit about twenty teachers to complete a survey, and at least five to take part in an interview. Please note that data collected will solely be used for this study. Your input is very important, as there has been little discussion concerning minority native speaking English teachers. Any help that you can offer is much appreciated. If you would like to take part, then please contact me on maresearchhelp@gmail.com |
https://internationalschoolsreviewdiscuss.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/teachers-of-color-overseas/?like_comment=2542&_wpnonce=68022ce851&replytocom=32705_p8 | Thanks, Anne-Marie LikeLike Reply Tyler says: October 1, 2016 at 10:07 am Has this research taken off or ended? LikeLike Reply Debbie Bruno says: August 3, 2016 at 9:16 am Can you contact me? My email is below. I’m a journalist writing an article on this very subject. LikeLike Reply Chris says: August 4, 2016 at 5:19 pm Hello, Your resume sounds very impressive. Any school that decides not to hire you are fools and not even worth dealing with. I would suggest you look into working for universities, international schools, foreign owned language schools in management, curriculum development, or an IELTS examiner through the British Council. I know it can be frustrating, but don’t give up! I wish you all the best in your search. Let us know how it goes. Take Care, Chris LikeLike Reply Born in Africa says: August 19, 2016 at 8:31 pm I have heard numerous stories like this. Check out Seoul Foreign School. They will NOT treat you this way. LikeLike Reply Anonymous says: October 18, 2017 at 4:59 am You have to be christian to apply there. If not, don’t bother. Chadwick school in Incheon hires ethnic minorities. I have found there a quite a few schools in China that will hire coloured teachers. One of those schools even made the coloured teacher a head teacher. |
https://internationalschoolsreviewdiscuss.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/teachers-of-color-overseas/?like_comment=2542&_wpnonce=68022ce851&replytocom=32705_p9 | LikeLike Reply Tookie says: August 18, 2016 at 4:59 pm I’ve worked with people of color in Egypt at international schools there. Specifically, Nigerians (who were wonderful). You could try looking there, but don’t expect a super high salary. Average is approximately 1,500-2,200 monthly. By law, housing must be provided to you in addition to your salary (or a housing allowance given so you pay your own rent rather than live in specific teacher housing). They also must give you a plane ticket to get there. Usually, you get a settling in one-time payment. Some countries hesitate to hire based on age due to visa restrictions, and also for applicants having higher qualifications because they assume you will be expecting a much higher salary than they can give. Sometimes, it’s oddly as simple as not wanting to hire single applicants (as schools get more bang for their buck with married teaching spouses who both work at the school, sharing housing, etc.). You can try to apply in the Sultanate of Oman (where an American passport carries the assumption that you are equipped with highly coveted good English skills) too. Sorry you’re experience has been so negative! Don’t give up. Perhaps the right fit for you just hasn’t presented itself yet. Try seriousteachers.com and make a profile there. Then schools can find you as well as you doing a search for them. I’ve been employed through them and so have several friends. It’s free and not through a recruiter or anything. Good luck!!! |
https://internationalschoolsreviewdiscuss.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/teachers-of-color-overseas/?like_comment=2542&_wpnonce=68022ce851&replytocom=32705_p10 | LikeLiked by 1 person Reply debiraboni says: April 5, 2018 at 9:19 am I think Tookie is right…You don’t have to give up, we all experience things differently, I am Nigerian and I work in an International school (British International School of Cracow) in Poland. Honestly, my experience from applying to being employed was very straight forward. I am still with the school. I must say, its a very international school, with teachers and students from different countries – USA, UK, NIG, JPN, EGY, POL,FR, POR, ESP, NED,HUN, GER.,etc. From experience, Government policies of host countries and paper work involved in work permits and visas are usually some of the factors considered when hiring Non-EU (UK, etc), Non-US and Non-AUS, etc. Also your subject area is another factor.. The bottom line is KEEP TRYING and NEVER GIVE UP! LikeLike Reply andre says: August 18, 2016 at 5:22 pm My friend, I too apologize for your bad experience. I have registered with a few recruitment firms and have had some success. However, many of the schools in China and Middle East have their racial issues. Unfortunately America has painted a not so pleasant picture of people of color. Unfortunately we do not help matter much by posting videos that are unbecoming. But what has happened is I have done my job well, challenge my students and allow people to ask question about what is the truth. Does this help? Sometimes, but then there are those that feel that their while skin allows them to do and say anything. I would love to speak with you more about this and maybe provide you with some choices. |
https://internationalschoolsreviewdiscuss.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/teachers-of-color-overseas/?like_comment=2542&_wpnonce=68022ce851&replytocom=32705_p11 | LikeLike Reply Mark says: August 18, 2016 at 5:53 pm I taught ESL in China for a while, and I was amazed at how racist it is. As I am White, this was not an issue for me. But the lengths language schools go to ensure White teachers surprised me. Employers insist on seeing a photo. Jenny, who ran the language school, was struggling to find staff. She told me that she could get as many Black teachers as she wanted at half the cost. But parents wouldn’t accept it. There is the perception amongst Chinese parents that a Black person couldn’t possibly teach English. Don’t know where it comes from. In your situation, I would look for a Maths teaching job at an international school. Maths teachers are highly sought after. And international school recruiters are not racist. You can then start working with other teachers on what they can do to promote ELL success in the content classroom. LikeLike Reply Pamela says: July 28, 2018 at 9:02 am Oh, that’s not just China, never fear. It seems to be Latin America too!! Here they think I’m a dark-skinned Latina and are bloody SURPRISED that I can even SPEAK English let alone have a TEFL certificate in it from of all places, LONDON England. And a degree from M.I.T, one from Yale and a law degree. I don’t think it’s that Mexico thinks I’d “be too expensive” it’s more that when they see me they turn bloody racist. They address me in Spanish even if they speak relatively-fluent English and when I figure that part out, it’s maddening because it’s racist on their part. I have an Irish passport, a French passport (I’m dark-skinned because I’m half French Polynesian) and as Northern Ireland is “both” I can get a UK passport. And still, it’s, as my fellow French citizens tell me in French, “they think you look Latina.” I’m pretty sure my fellow dark-skinned French citizens from Guiana, Guadaloupe, Martinique, New Caledonia, and about half of northern and sub-Saharan Africa, not to mention the Middle East, get the same treatment if they happen to come to Latin America – if they’re half-breeds and were raised by their English/Irish half. |
https://internationalschoolsreviewdiscuss.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/teachers-of-color-overseas/?like_comment=2542&_wpnonce=68022ce851&replytocom=32705_p12 | My point was, as “they think you look Latina” that’s why I can’t seem to get a job teaching English (or French) to save my life. When the money runs out I guess I’ll just starve to death unless I can somehow sneak into Belize (my passports were in my purse when it got snatched off my shoulder in broad daylight in the middle of the day months ago and I paid once for a replacement of the Irish one, but it got rejected “because of the picture” and meanwhile I had to survive and keep myself alive all that time waiting for it…and there’s no “free money” from our Embassies, I don’t know why people think that!! Oh yeah, they hear me speak English and think I’m a damn American, that’s why. Funny thing is I don’t think there’s any “free money” from their Embassy either, people who are actually US citizens keep telling me their Embassy won’t do anything either but “blame the victim” for coming here, sort of thing.) where I could do other jobs beside teach English because they’re a former British colony so I’d be able to use my Maths teaching licence, my law degree, my I.T. degree, etc. But here? I’m not going to get a job teaching anything people looked at me and apparently automatically assumed I couldn’t even SPEAK, now am I?? Racist shithole Mexico…probably all of Latin America except Belize and the Guyanas, though. |
https://internationalschoolsreviewdiscuss.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/teachers-of-color-overseas/?like_comment=2542&_wpnonce=68022ce851&replytocom=32705_p13 | LikeLike Reply t7l7s says: August 18, 2016 at 7:29 pm I also have a PhD with years of teaching experience plus I’m bilingual with an Asian language. My experience is that International school now do not want anyone more qualified than an MA/MS because they don’t want to pay what a PhD is worth and many administrators don’t have their PhDs so they feel threatened by a more qualified teacher. Also, if the school is a corporate for-profit system, don’t both applying. Their bottom line is the profit margin not the quality of education. LikeLike Reply Pamela says: July 28, 2018 at 9:11 am Yeah, I figured that much as I contemplated (and applied for) going for my PhD in Mathematical Physics or something like that (depending on what the university called it; Université de Liège called it one thing, Université de Namur called it something slightly different; Université de Pierre et Marie Curie called it something slightly different, etc.) I usually leave the law degree off of non-law jobs for that reason. It’s like “lying” but that’s actually less “wrong” than a lot of things people do to survive these days. Like snatching my purse in broad daylight in bloody Tijuana just becuase, I don’t even know what. They thought I was WHITE?? It’s “they thought you were American” but I sure as hell don’t look WHITE unless you’re completely BLIND. |
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