Ideas for Researching Unfamiliar Countries
Anytime I need info on foreign countries, the first thing I do is call
the local university. Contact the department of international student affairs,
or international student organization. A college student may be willing
to give first hand information on home, or even be willing to loan things
out, share ideas and thoughts, be a speaker, or request items from home.
For Thinking Day passports, maybe their family could mail them a sheet
or so of the country's cheapest postage stamp, like our 1 cent stamp for
example. Invite them as "part" of your set up. Many times they'll arrive
in ceremonial attire. Free food is a marvelous motivator for college students.
Plus, students know their country's history, what's going on today, and
they're not so old that the kids can't relate to them!
Contributed by
Ann
USA
May I suggest to those doing countries you do not know a lot about
that you check out National Geographic. You can get good info about
modern dress and customs. They also have a web site, http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/ngm/index.html
Contributed by:
Clare Zimmerman
San Diego, California, USA
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