Crossover in India – Day 1
Chennai – Day 1 So after landing just past midnight local time, it took us nearly two hours to clear immigration, customs, and arrive at our hosts’ home. Upon waking up – we started the day intent on accomplishing … Continue reading →
Building the Bridge
On Thursday, July 19 Crossover Basketball and Scholars Academy had the privilege to attend a reception at Ambassador Nirupama Rao’s (Ambassador of India to the United States) home to honor Congressman Gary Ackerman and wish him a wonderful retirement. He … Continue reading →
“I Wish I Had Spent More Time Last Week Playing XBox”
I wanted to share with everyone the short chapel talk I gave to my school on June 6 – the last day of exams. It was well received and so it made sense to share it with everyone in the … Continue reading →
173 Entries out of Hundreds of Millions
YES (Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study) Abroad student Hannah Heyworth won a national competition in India on creative writing celebrating the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens. Her poem, attached below, is amazing. Congrats to her and her beautiful prose. She … Continue reading →
Count all 3 – 3pt Academy Helping To Change The Game
Crossover Basketball and Scholars Academy have partnered to work with 3pt Academy in helping promote the game of hoops. We couldn’t be more excited for this fantastic opportunity. The 3pt Academy app is completely free and completely loaded with basketball … Continue reading →
Teammates with a 14 year old
Having been a teacher for the last 9 years, I have had plenty of opportunities to witness a multitude of 14 year olds become better people, teammates, athletes, friends and students. It is such an impressionable age for growth and … Continue reading →
How Brown Are You?
So I have spent the last few weeks actually trying to think of how to post my feelings about a June 10 article by Sampriti Ganguli titled “Dateline India: What Shade of Brown Are You?” The reality of it is … Continue reading →