ERWIN, MARK A.

Next year I will be entering my 30th year of teaching, 9 in Madison, Wi Public Schools and the rest in various international locations, including: Helsinki, Finland; Prague, Czech Republic (before and after the Velvet Revolution of 1989); Munich, Germany; and the last seven years in New Delhi, India. I have taught from Grade 3 through High School and am currently serving as Middle School / High School ESL Coordinator at the American Embassy School, New Delhi. My teaching assignments here have included Indian Studies, American Studies and World History in addition to English courses to Second Language English learners. Extensive travel in Europe, India and Asia have provided a bonanza of historical learning experiences. Here are some recently read books, with emphasis on the Indian Subcontinent (sorry if I got carried away. I hope that some of these are useful for your publication):

Historical:
White Mughals by William Dalrymple ' Love and betrayal in eighteenth century India'
Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi by Katherine Frank
The Long Recessional: The Imperial Life of Rudyard Kipling by David Gilmour
India: A History by John Keay
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick (Nantucket whaling history and links to Moby Dick)

Novels related to India:
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry (the 'Emergency' years in India under Indira Gandhi)
Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry (a Parsi family in contemporary Bombay)
White Teeth by Zadie Smith (family saga in multi-cultural North London)

Travel:
From the Holy Mountain by WIlliam Dalrymple
An Unexpected Light in Afghanistan by Jason Elliot
McCarthy's Bar and The Road to McCarthy by Pete McCarthy
The Lost Heart of Asia by Colin Thubron

Historical novel:
Year of Wonder: A Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks
[April 1, 2003]
 

OTTO,  (BLUMENBERG) RUTH E.

      "I am still working for the Rochester City School District, but have been accepted into the Masters of Library
      Science program at Syracuse University as a distance learning student.

      I continue to be interested in local history through workshops and volunteer work with the landmark society."

RAY, R. THOMAS

      "I have recently changed positions within the Agency for International Development - from Food Aid Development
      Officer to Executive Officer.  My spouse and I have  recently been assigned to the Dominican Republic.  We hope
      to arrive there by the end of the summer and serve two tours, or about 4-5 years.  Our son Eric, now 12, will enter
      7th grade.  Linda, my spouse, has newly completed a second Master's degree - this time in International Education.

      The Washington D.C./Virginia area abounds with opportunities to explore further America's Revolutionary and Civil
      War periods.  Our particular interest is in the former.  My son is doing a special SS project on George Mason, author
      of the first Bill of Rights (VA).  I've read what I can on George Washington."

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