Documenting India: Day 11 and Time to Journey Home

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Melissa Cox Norris

Jay Sinnard, manager of the Student Technology Resources Center (STRC), is traveling with a UC class to provide media support as they record testimonials as part of their class project. This is a return trip for Jay as he traveled with this same class in spring 2014. He is applying lessons learned from that trip to make the student’s experience an even better one.

Over the course of their trip, Jay will share on this blog some of his observations, images and video from their travels. Check back often…

From Jay: Before heading to the airport to begin our journey back to the U.S., we visited a business in Bombay that cleans uniforms.

: Taxi ride around Bombay.

: A business that cleans uniforms.

: A business that cleans uniforms.

: Overlooking the cleaning business.

: View from hotel pool area.

: Waiting to head to the airport.

: Heading home.

Documenting India: Day 10

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Melissa Cox Norris

Over the course of their trip, Jay will share on this blog some of his observations, images and video from their travels. Check back often…

From Jay: Today was a very long day as we traveled from Goa to Bombay, India.

: Heading to airport to go from Goa to Bombay.

: On bus to airport.

: Sign for lady-driven taxies in the Bombay airport.

: View of Bombay from bus on bridge.

: Lunch in downtown Bombay. Cafe Mondegar.

: Shopping in Bombay.

: Bombay. Picture taken by Mitch, a student.

: Mitch and I enjoying a thumbs-up drink in the very hot and humid night in Bombay.

Congratulations on 5 Years of Service

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Michelle McKinney

Technical Services Manager, Rachel Lewis celebrates 5 years of service at UC Blue Ash Library. Congratulations on 5 great years and we look forward to many more!

Rachel Lewis

Documenting India: Day 9

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Melissa Cox Norris

Over the course of their trip, Jay will share on this blog some of his observations, images and video from their travels. Check back often…

From Jay: Today we visited two NGOs and had lunch at the home of the son of one of our consultants on the trip. The view from his home was spectacular.

: A sign welcoming us to our visit with NGOs.

: A meeting with 2 NGOs.

: The view of Goa from above.

Review: The Mockingbird Next Door by Marja Miller

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Katie Foran-Mulcahy

If you follow the literary world at all, you’ve probably heard that Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird, is releasing her second book in July. Lee’s first story, published in 1960, follows Scout and her father Atticus Finch as he fights for civil rights in Maycomb, Alabama. The Pulitzer Prize winner has been read by millions of people and created quite the impact. Now fifty-five years later the author’s second book, Go Set a Watchman, will be released in July.

In the meantime, I picked up The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee by Marja Miller. Part memoir, part biography Marja had the rare opportunity to spend many months with Harper, called Nell by her friends, and Alice Lee. Alice, Harper’s sister, is a lawyer who followed in her father’s footsteps.

In 2001, the Chicago Public Library chose To Kill a Mockingbird for its One Book, One Chicago city-wide read. At that time Marja worked for the Chicago Tribune and was asked to travel south to Monroeville, Harper Lee’s hometown. She hoped to at least write about, Monroeville, the small-town Maycomb was based on. She never imagined she’d spend months in the company of Harper Lee and her sister, plus spend time with their close circle of friends.

The Mockingbird Next Door is one of the best nonfiction books I’ve read. Reading Ms. Mills book was like sitting with her at lunch and chatting with a friend. By the time I finished the book, I felt like I’d visited Monroeville and met the Lees. If you’re waiting to read Go Set a Watchman, this would be a great book to peruse, in the meantime.

Penny McGinnis
Technical Services Manager
Clermont College Library

Documenting India: Day 8

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Melissa Cox Norris

Over the course of their trip, Jay will share on this blog some of his observations, images and video from their travels. Check back often…

From Jay: Today we traveled to Goa, India where we took some time to visit a church and relax in the hotel pool.

: Lunch in Goa. This building is a performing arts building. A cafe is right in the middle.

: At the pool. The O hotel.

: Visiting a church, St. Xavier.

Documenting India: Day 7

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Melissa Cox Norris

Over the course of their trip, Jay will share on this blog some of his observations, images and video from their travels. Check back often…

From Jay: Today we traveled to Bangalore where we visited Jagruthi, a NGO, as well as the Department of Women and Children.

: We visited Jagruthi, a NGO in Bangalore.

: Also visited department of women and children (government).

: Our hotel in Bangalore.

Documenting India: Day 6

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Melissa Cox Norris

Over the course of their trip, Jay will share on this blog some of his observations, images and video from their travels. Check back often…

From Jay: Today in Mysore we met with the major where Dr. Apana was interviewed by a local media station.

: At the Mysore palace.

: An official visit with the mayor of Mysore.

: While at the mayor’s office Dr. Apana is interviewed by a news station.

: Mayor’s office. Newspaper photographers taking all our pictures. We did end up in the paper that night.

: Enjoying fresh cut coconut.

Documenting India: Day 5

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Melissa Cox Norris

Over the course of their trip, Jay will share on this blog some of his observations, images and video from their travels. Check back often…

From Natalie Bullock, a student on the trip: Today the UC Service Learning India Team visited Odanadi Seya Samsthe, an organization that exists to aid women and girls who have been rescued from exploitative circumstances. Located in Mysore, India, Odandi was founded 26 years ago by husband and wife team Stanly and Parashu Kumudini. It has since grown to include Odanadi homes in Britain, The Netherlands, America and Sweden.

These homes provide survivors a place to rehabilitate while they learn new skills such as small business management, massage therapy, and baking. Thankfully, the UC team arrived just in time to sample some baked goods! They were also treated to a traditional Indian meal prepared by the girls and then were given the change to have a question and answer session with the Odanadi founders before enjoying a dance routine performed by four of the girls. During a tour of the facility, UC students interacted with the girls and learned more about human trafficking in India and that way that all of us must work together if we are to defeat this heinous crime.