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How to take a sabbatical year and hit the open road

Barbara Dieu — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:04:10 +0000

“It was awesome !”"

How I did it: At the beginning of December 2007, I sent word to a list I belong to and asked how many people would be willing host me in Australia. Some friends and people responded so I bought myself a ticket and flew to Sydney the day after X-mas day, where I was warmly and royally welcomed.

Lessons & tips: I stayed with families and was provided with a much better insight into the culture and way of living than if I had stayed as a tourist at a hotel. I also used microblogging (Twitter) to arrange meetings with edubloggers at different locations.

Resources: As I was on the road for 40 days, hopping from place to place, a mobile phone, SMS and Twitter were very helpful.

It took me 1 year.

It made me unstress

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Princess

Barbara Dieu — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:29:44 +0000

Princess

Originally uploaded by madame.impossible

I just love the colours shown on this picture and the composition of different lines

The History of the Internet

Barbara Dieu — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:27:24 +0000

One Web Day

Barbara Dieu — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:46:18 +0000

One Web Day was organized by Susan Crawford to celebrate the Internet and promote free and open global communication. The first took place last year and the next will be celebrated this coming Saturday, September 22nd.

Check how the Web has impacted the lives of people this century and make a film, post your testimonial:

+ how the web has changed your life

+ how you’d like the web to change the world in the future

+ highlights of what you’ve seen online the day you make the video

+ your favorite online event ever

+ something you’ve done online with other people in other countries

What threatens it and how can YOU help protect it?

The power of images

Barbara Dieu — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:22:32 +0000

Talented documentary maker Jehane Noujaim , who was awarded the 2006 TED prize, speaks of her wish to use the power of images to make people better understand our common humanity, help them “see themselves in others” and accept diversity.

She is taking the steps to make it happen together with a team of other creative visionaires. On May 10th 2008, they are organizing Pangea Day, a 4-hour event to be video-conferenced live to the whole world from New York, London, Rio, Dharamsala, Cairo, Jerusalem and Kigali.

You are invited to participate and contribute with a 5-minute snippet. This short trailer is just an example of what can be done and you can find more information on how to join on the Pangea Day website.

Do you think that people have the power to enact change in our world through images and films?