No, she really needs me to come hold her pina colada while she?s teaching open palm. From: NOMC [mailto:nomc-bounces at lists.nbpcb.org] On Behalf Of Edward Bell Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:55 PM To: 'Deja M. Powell'; nomc at lists.nbpcb.org Subject: Re: [Nomc] Teaching Cane Travel Abroad Deja, You won?t make many friends that way, by bragging about your great fortune this time of year. Least you can do is to bring back some rum and sunshine to share with the rest of us. What I have found teaching a little bit of O&M in Budapest, Germany, and New Zeeland is that SDCT really does transfer everywhere in the world. Even in New Zeeland where they drive on the wrong side of the road, crossing a street works the same, except where you listen for the traffic to come from. Now, it may be a bit more challenging for you having to balance a pinia colada while working, but I think you will do just fine. Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness Louisiana Tech University 210 Woodard Hall PO Box 3158 Ruston LA 71272 Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259 (Fax) Skype: edwardbell2010 ebell at latech.edu<mailto:ebell at latech.edu> www.pdrib.com<http://www.pdrib.com> ************************************************************** "I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." -- Stephen Jay Gould From: NOMC [mailto:nomc-bounces at lists.nbpcb.org] On Behalf Of Deja M. Powell Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 10:45 AM To: nomc at lists.nbpcb.org<mailto:nomc at lists.nbpcb.org> Subject: [Nomc] Teaching Cane Travel Abroad Hello Colleagues, Hope you are all doing well, I'm freezing here in Utah, but not for long... I am leaving on a humanitarian trip to Barbados (in the Caribbean) later this week, where I will be teaching cane travel to a group of blind adults for a week (I know, it's a hard life). I wanted to get some advice from those of you who have traveled abroad, or even to an unfamiliar ares, where you were asked to teach cane travel. I will only have one day to prep myself to teach and am hoping some of you could give me some general advice on how to teach in an area you have not had any time getting to adjust to. I'll be thinking of you all while I'm soaking in the sun and the beach in December. You're welcome! Thanks, Deja Powell Deja M. Powell, MA, NOMC PhD Student, Capella University<http://www.capella.edu> Cane Travel Instructor, Utah Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired<http://www.usor.utah.gov/division-of-services-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired> Co-Director, Club SILVER (Southern Utah) Cell: 801.891.3430 Work: 801-323-4343 Email: deja.powell at gmail.com<mailto:deja.powell at gmail.com> Blog: slateandstylish.blogspot.com<http://slateandstylish.blogspot.com> "You can never be Overdressed or Overeducated." -Oscar Wilde