“Once there was a way to get back homeward…”

Howdy!

I am safely in Washington D.C. and doing well.  I’m pretty sure I haven’t stopped moving for five days but D.C. has been great.  On Saturday, I went to the March on Washington protesting the war in Iraq and took some excellent photos.  Everything from naked hermaphrodites representing Breasts not Bombs to screaming matches between fundamentalist christians and angry radicals yelling “Heil Hitler.”  We danced to drums in the street and took pictures of all the crazy stuff happening around us. That night I saw Ted Leo and Theivery Corporation.  So freakin good. Otherwise I’ve been going to classes and getting to know the kids on my trip. They are an excellent group of people and no one seems to hate anyone else just yet.  We will be spending the next week doing lots of course work: ethnographies, visiting NGO’s, and the World Bank, and LOTS of reading and paper writing.  Anyone who told me that this was going to be a 9 month vacation was way way way off.  I’m having an excellent time and can’t wait to get on the plane to England!  I may or may not update before I leave.

Much Love,

Ms. Gersh

Hi all!

The addresses and dates for each location on my trip are listed below.  Please send me lots of letters and pictures whenever you get the chance!

I will try to post an update of what I’m up to on this site whenever I can get to a computer.  Also, we have to write these things called “Letters Home” in each country that we visit.  They are collaborative compositions written by the students in the program about what we’ve experienced in each place.  I’m sure they will be really flowery and sappy but they might be a good read.  You can check them out at this link…

www.ihp.edu

Go to the “Rethinking Globalization” section and click on Letters Home.  They will be published a few days after we leave each place.

I will miss you all and I’ll be home before ya know it!

Student Mail:

IHP c/o Warren Dixon

William Penn House

515 East Capitol Street, SE

Washington, DC 20003

Student Mail:

IHP c/o Peter Bunyard

Lawellen Farm

Withiel, Bodmin, Cornwall

PL30 5NW BRITAIN

Student Mail:

IHP c/o Fatma Alloo

P.O. Box 20027

Dar-es-Salaam, TANZANIA

Student Mail:

IHP c/o Smitu Kothari

Intercultural Resources

S/2, DD8 Nehru Enclave

Kalkaji Extension

New Delhi  INDIA   110019

Student Mail:

IHP c/o Peter Horsley

134 Atawhai Road, PB 11-222

Palmerston North 5301, NEW ZEALAND

Student Mail:

IHP c/o Gustavo Esteva

CEDI

Azucenas 610-A

Col. Reforma

Oaxaca City, Oaxaca  68050  MEXICO

Student Mail:

c/o International Honors Program (IHP)

232 Bay State Road, 5^th Floor

Boston, MA USA  02215