Jul 08 2008
Daer All
Hope you are enjoing youe visit ,Blake as Misbah (My very nice Colleague) is with you so i am feeling my self with you ,Misbah seems to be enjoying her visut ,Yes Nighat how are you you are in few pictures only,where are you ? a lot of friends and family from Pakistan (Along with me) wants to see you
Warm regards
Samia
Feb 08 2008
G-8 or EU, they are big names for the developing nations which consider their multi-dimensional progress with envious eyes. Their progress is, undoubtedly, tremendous and has made various countries dependent on them who are ready to follow the directions of highly advanced countries while making their socio, economic and political policies. But the forthcoming US elections have given me an interesting thought about the crutches the American Politicians need to win January 2009 Presidential Elections. For instance, almost every presidential contestant has mentioned the on going war on terror by mentioning Pakistan. Some have gone to the extent that Pakistan is not capable of protecting its nuclear assets and of the opinion to support Pakistan, militarily, to look after this huge task. But all the honorable politicians forgot to acknowledge that Pakistan did not seek any assistance while making nuclear bomb. That means if Pakistan does not ask assistance for making the bomb, it does not need any sort of assistance from USA or any other country to protect it when it is providing assistance advanced countries to counter terrorism as a front line state. In the same way if some politicians feel that their roots are in US soil then there is no need of external crutches to win the elections. The outcome of my discussion may be the needs of Global Village where every Country/Nation has equal right to live the way it wants to live for the peace and harmony of the inhabitants of this Global Village. It is high time to promote equality and justice for world community instead of making under developed nations Crutches for political wins. God bless humanity. Ameen.
Jan 07 2008
Hello everyone -
I saw Sarah’s post and realized that i had been lax about my own updates. School has been very busy as i am approaching graduation. In May i will be done my Undergraduate Degree (16 years of school). I am in the process of applying to new schools to continue on in hopes of getting a master’s degree (2 more years) and my phd (five years after that). I will be coming back, as Sarah said, for this summer’s institute. I’ll also be teaching a module (brief class, meeting perhaps for a week) for the 2008 group. Once i get a complete syllabus together i’ll post it for other people to comment on. We’ll be exploring a number of things including student-centered education methods (Modes of Transmission, Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, and Feure’s work with language) and writing as a way to express one’s self. Equally, we will be discussing how through writing we may understand eachother better and promote social responsibility. I’m really looking forward to it. I’m also hoping that we can identify the research and learning interests of the 2008 participants and tailor some of our cousework to meet their needs.
If anyone has insight, please feel free to send it my way. I hope life is treating everyone very well.
Yours,
Sean
Jan 05 2008
Winter is here and with the cold weather and snow I can help looking back on this summer and remembering how wonderful of an experience I had with all of you. Sean and I have signed on to be community advisors with the Pakistani Institute for Summer 2008 and I can say that I am extremely excited to meet a whole new group but will be sad that I will not get to see any of you. Hopefully some of you return to the USA within the next couple of years. In preperations for next summer, I ask you all… is there anything that Sean or I could have done differently or better to enhance your experience here at PSU?
I must say, I miss talking in the kitchen with you all, dancing in Faiza’s room, and our trips to Boston, and Washington D.C.
I hope all of you are well and I wish you the most wonderful New Year.
I’m going to try to insert a picture of what Plymouth looks like now, in the Winter, it’s a bit different than the summer? Wouldn’t you say?
Dec 31 2007
Dear All
EID GREETINGS & CHRISTMAS GREETINGS to all of my friends in US and Pakistan.May the coming year brings up all the best for you all.
With love love and love for all
Samia
