I am spending a semester teaching at a school in Chennai, India and the teacher from Chennai is in my classroom in Hazel Park, MI. This was arranged through the Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange Program. We will be in Chennai until late January 2012.

Requisite Disclaimer: Hilary and I are not that tight. This website is not an official U.S. Department of State website. The views and information presented are my own and do not represent the Fulbright Program or the U.S. Department of State.

To view my exchange partner's blog go to: http://kalavathykirupanandam.blogspot.com/

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Chalk Drawings

 People frequently make lovely designs on the sidewalk or street outside their front doors. They do this to bring favorable luck and to ward off undesired forces. The chalk drawings are walked on and disappear as the day goes by. They are sometimes refreshed in the evening. Most are simply with white chalk, but some use colored chalk or colored powder sprinkled into the design. Here is a sampling.
The kids' feet in their school uniform shoes






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