2-25-11

  Today in class we used Skype to talk to a woman named Sarah from Egypt. The night before we had all posted 10 questions for her to us to ask her. For the about the first half of class we decided who would ask her questions and what they would ask her. Then for the rest of class, we talked to her through a video chat. Not everybody talked to Sarah, including me, because it was optional. The people that did choose to talk to her just walked up to the computer at the front of the room and talked to her until she finished answering their question. Of course we talked about the problems in Egypt and what their future holds, but we also learned personal things about her as well. I think that it was really amazing to be able to talk to somebody on the other side of the world using new technology, such as this interactive website known as Skype.