Today is the last day of the program. The students did their group presentations yesterday, and they all did very well. I was proud of our students - their Business Communication classes definitely paid off! They have been working on their projects off and on since the first day of the program. They had to pick one organization and analyze its operations in at least two countries, so of course most of the groups chose India and the USA, and possibly one other. I was one of the judges, but Jerry and Professor Choudhary were excluded because they each had daughters among the students presenting! The Indian students are very competitive, so of course there had to be a "winner" which will be announced at a ceremony today. Also this morning, we will have dancing lessons and puppet lessons. I'm a horrible dancer but I have a lot of fun with dancing and music, so I'm really looking forward to it. After the awards ceremony, we'll be going to a concert, and then the Michigan group will be leaving. Our flight is not until tomorrow night, so we'll have a day on our own. Some of us are going shopping, but some are looking forward to a quiet day to sleep in and maybe do a little work.
Last night was our farewell dinner with all three schools. It was informal and fun, but almost of the women students and I had bought saris and we wore them. It looks like it is just a matter of wrapping the long piece of fabric around yourself a few times and throwing the rest over your shoulder - WRONG! There is a lot of pleating and tucking involved, which is very difficult. We had seen it demonstrated, and we watched some YouTube videos, but the guest house staff still laughed at us. We had to wait until our Indian girlfriends came to do it for us.
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