Thanks to Everyone Who Responded!

Class 621 at JHS 185 enjoyed your responses, and we had a great discussion period today about global communication now and in the hey-day of the Silk Road. Many students expressed surprise at how quickly their questions were answered. Thanks for talking with us from halfway around the world (a world that is "as small as a penny" now, in the words of one young man in class today). Bon voyage!

-Mr. Larkin

PS- Check your backs for luggage stickers.

Alex at JHS185 asked: What do you do like to do when you aren't performing?

Ensemble member Sandeep Das is from New Delhi, India. He plays tabla. Here is his answer to Alex's question. Well, the first thing that I love to do is spend time with my family. I have a wife and two daughters and my mother. I go swimming with them in the summers and in the winter we play badminton and go roller skating.

My other passion these days is playing golf. But I make it a point that I go there only when my girls are at school and my wife is at work. And I am back before they come back from school in the afternoon. That means no playing on Saturday and Sunday. This way no one misses anyone and I do not miss out on quality time with them.

Lastly, even if I am not performing I need to practice my drum and also a lot has to do with thinking at the same time. By thinking, I mean think about what all I did well in the concerts I have already played or the last one played. Or what I did which needs working on or should be totally omitted. Hope this makes sense to you. To hear my tabla, click here.



All the best,
Sandeep

Food in Asia

Elias, Sharon, Joe and Waheed at JHS185 asked:
What kind of food are you eating on your tour in Asia?
What kind of food do you enjoy most?

We eat lots of spicy foods and also fruits and sweet things, which are refreshing in a very hot climate. Wu Man got a snack at the Bangkok airport.

Posts from JHS 185

Hello!

One of our classes here at JHS185 had an opportunity to post some questions and comments during class today (thanks, Naomi!). I hope some of the musicians get a chance to see the posts and respond.

I think next time, I will let students post right after lunch- many of them seemed a little hungry today!

On Friday, we'll have a discussion period on cultural diffusion in the internet age, and talk about how we have used this blog in class.

Thanks to everyone who has posted here for the benefit of our 6th graders!

-Mr. Larkin, JHS 185

Your Life

Dear the silk road project people/musicans,

what do you do like to do when you aren't performing?


from alex at jhs185

Travel

Where did you travel to in Asia? Where have you been? Where are you going to go?

jang-go

Hi. My name is Yuna and I go to school at JHS185. I have always wanted to play the korean drum since I was little, but my mom never let me. I just wanted to ask ... is it hard to play the jang-go because when I saw you play it at our school, it looked really complicated but fun.