I have found it very challenging to establish contact with any foreign educator. Yesterday, I emailed five foreign contacts from Russia, Spain, Mexico, Haiti, and Germany. Two of the five emails were returned as undeliverable. Today, I used the Unicef website to obtain email addresses for Mexico, Russia, and Finland. My fingers are crossed and I'm hoping to hear from any of these contacts. I think these contacts would really enrich my understanding or perspectives of global issues/trends.
Has anyone else established contact? I think I may have to start the alternate assignment which isn't as appealing to me. It'll be informational but not as exciting as being a "pen-pal."
I had similar luck with emails. I did receive on automated response stating the person was on vacation until next week. Still hoping to hear back from her. I found a contact on Facebook of all places! Maybe you could search for some of the people you tried to contact on there. I really did not want to do the alternative assigment either!
ReplyDeleteI also chose to use the alternate assignment. However, what I did was emailed two people from the World Forum podcasts. I am hoping that they may be able to help me establish some kind of international connections. Good luck and I hope this helps!
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