Virtually in Qatar

All weekend I have been in Qatar, only virtually instead of in person. Ms. Cuellar and three of her students, Steve, Erika, and Karla finally made it to the Flat Classroom Conference 2009 after a whirlwind of fundraising and a 21 hour plane ride. I am the substitute "left behind" with the other 6 students. On Friday, we filmed a couple of videos. The first was a video asking questions that the students, most who have not travelled outside of the US, wanted to know about being in a foreign land. See it at http://flatclassroomconference.ning.com/video/questions-from-us The second was a funny video showing Ms. Cuellar all of the "forbidden" things her students were doing while she was gone, like texting, talking on the phone, and listening to music. Today we got our answers back from Steve, Erika, and Karla, see it at http://flatclassroomconference.ning.com/video/2410443:Video:5627. I am so proud to hear them speak about their experiences and talk about breaking down cultural stereotypes. They have made friends with students from all over the world and the girls were very surprised at the cultural norms regarding women in a Muslim country! I'm very excited to hear all the stories when they return on Wednesday.