7 April 2008

Today was supposed to be a ‘meet the press’ day. Not sure what happened to them. I think I heard some mention of one going to the wrong place. I did meet some really interesting people. Khilandeep’s uncle came for tea. He’s a doctor of great note. Has done a lot of work around the world on all sorts of issues, including heading conferences on nuclear disarmament. I met Gurpreet’s parents in law. I was introduced to a number of other people who are just a sea of faces now.
I met four of the six students today. We spent some time chatting about the course. Couldn’t really do to much until the other students arrive tomorrow. There were to many people coming and going to be able to do anything serious
I did set up the computers, so that they have a nice desktop picture and the files the students will need for their training. I think the biggest challenge is going to be to get past the language barrier. Three of the four students seem to be ok with their English. We’ll see what the other two are like tomorrow.