Welcome to Le hiatus

Over the next six months, I will venture to India to do some volunteer work. My current employers have been flexible enough to let me go and to top it off, they have let me take the laptop!!

Whilst on my trip, I have promised that I will create a blog to discuss the following:

• Emerging technologies in IT with limited resources- Wireless, Web, Gaming and wiki/blogs
• Teaching IT principles to Tibetan students at the Tibetan Computer Resources Centre, which is part of the Tibetan childrens villagein Mcleod Ganj
• Implementing a CMS for the Tibetan Administration in Exile (working in South Delhi)
• Teaching English at Tong Len.
  

I think that this is going to be harder than I initially pitched it.

In fact, given my past experience in India, the unreliability of IT infrastructure, electricity and what is commonly called I.S.T (India Standard time), it's possible I'll hit a few hiccups, but for the most part, I'll try to update this blog weekly.

I'd also like to be able to have your questions and suggestions about how you want to use this blog. I don't really feel like "talking AT you" for the next 6 months.

I have many Tibetan Techies waiting in McLeod Ganj that are looking forward to sharing knowledge with some of Melbourne's' web community. I see this as a great opportunity to pick the brains of some well established web developers who work outside the confines of bureaucracy and really make the best of the limited resources they have.

I'll be taking suggestions until next Thursday 26 April. You can email me at spencerc@unimelb.edu.au

Cheers
Claire Spencer almost gone.....