Mysore :
High School students from Cincinatti — Molly Giglia, Sam Krimmer, John Langenderfer and Kevion Howzie — together with teacher Sarah Langdenderfer are in city to see their Sister City, learn about high school students here, their daily lives and get a feel of the culture of Mysore.
They were given a warm welcome by students and staff of Kautaliya Vidaylaya who will also perform a small cultural piece for these students. They will visit and spend time in the classroom at St. Joseph’s School. They will meet with students from Rotary School in Mysore, who will accompany them on a service learning session at the NGO Odanadi. On this visit, they have seen Shravanabelagola and Brindavan Gardens. They experienced Mysore city through the Royal Mysore walking tour company, visited Chamundi Hill as well as the Palace.
They spent two days in Kodagu at Dubare, Siddapur, Kutta, Nagarhole and the interactive park in Kadamakolli. Students learnt about tea and coffee cultivation and enjoyed many different plants, fruits and wild animals of the area.
Teacher Sarah Langenderfer has created a blog for their visit.
Varsha Vittal and Dr. Ratee Apana, President of the Cincinnati Sister City Association are in Mysore to assist with their arrangements in Mysore together with Vice-President of the Sister City Association Dr. Pat Niskode and MaryAnn Niskode in Cincinnati to make this visit a success.
Many families in Kodagu especially Kolera Tuckoo and Puthli, Karthamada Nirmala and Suju and H. Vittal and Sujatha Vittal welcomed students into their homes. They have a good understanding of the cuisine and day-to-day life of their hosts.
“We would like to encourage Mysoreans to contact us and connect with the students. They would love to visit a typical Mysorean home and learn about students their age in this city. We are waiting for a committee in Mysore to be set up that can help us strengthen and sustain this relationship,” said Ratee Apana, speaking to SOM.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / June 14th, 2014
