Today is Monday of Week 11, and I hope everybody enjoyed the break last week! Here's a link to Week 11 for those of you who are ready to get started on the new week, plus you can see the whole calendar here: just 5 weeks to go!
Class Procedures and Reminders
Reading for Week 11. In both classes, Week 11 continues the reading options from Week 10: Krishna OR Jatakas in Indian Epics (details) and in Myth-Folklore, it's Native American traditions (details).
Project Stack. Thanks so much to everyone who turned in projects this weekend; I am glad to have some stories to read this week! You can check the stack to make sure I received your project, and today I'll start working through them in the order turned in.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog stream. This is not from the blog stream, but a screenshot of the Padlet; people added some really cute things for Easter. And remember: you can jump in and do that check-in-and-connect option anytime. Thanks so much to everybody who's been contributing!
Beautiful exploration of Mughal art at the NYTimes: What a Tiny Masterpiece Reveals About Power and Beauty.
And a fascinating article at Daily Beast: Was Jesus a Wizard?
Some beautiful thoughts on Beginner's Mind from Aeon. (I am a believer in the power of beginner's mind!)
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
Class Procedures and Reminders
Reading for Week 11. In both classes, Week 11 continues the reading options from Week 10: Krishna OR Jatakas in Indian Epics (details) and in Myth-Folklore, it's Native American traditions (details).
Project Stack. Thanks so much to everyone who turned in projects this weekend; I am glad to have some stories to read this week! You can check the stack to make sure I received your project, and today I'll start working through them in the order turned in.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog stream. This is not from the blog stream, but a screenshot of the Padlet; people added some really cute things for Easter. And remember: you can jump in and do that check-in-and-connect option anytime. Thanks so much to everybody who's been contributing!
From IndiaDivine at Twitter, statues in the Kodandarama Temple honoring Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana:
And just for fun, since I know plenty of you have been Zooming, so here's Every Type of Zoom Call Participant, Illustrated by Cats. For example: The One With the Random Family Member Cameos.
And just so you know things could be worse than pandemic-Zooming, here are some thoughts from Crash Course about the end of the world: Apocalypse.
Plus an Apocalypse Now - Winnie the Pooh mash-up... this is a seriously genius mash-up!
April 5: Ĺmigus-Dyngus Day. The Monday after Easter, also known as "Wet Monday," is a fun holiday in Poland and other Catholic countries in central Europe. It's basically a free-for-all water fight. You can find out more at Wikipedia. This photo shows an after-Easter drenching in Hungary:
Even if you don't speak Polish, you might enjoy this How-to-Play-Wet-Monday video:
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
