Tuesday, October 17, 2006

From Sep 16 to Oct 7 - My IVLP Trip

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Sunday, October 08, 2006

Thanks you all

I highly appreciated your time and efforts for

US State Department
US Embassy Rangoon
Meridian International Center
All the officers, staffs, agencies Participating in the Programs
All persons that I met on the appointments and meeting and dinner

Thanks you
Aung


Rangoon

Kimberly J.Penland
Ben
San San Myint (Daw)
Swan Yi (U)
Saw Kyi Tha (Daw)


Washington D.C

Ms. Marta M. Pereyma
Program Officer
East Asia Branch and Pacific Branch
United States Department of State
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Office of International Visitors
301 Fourth Street, SW
Washington, DC 20547

Mr. Chris Schwab
Program Officer
Meridian International Center
1624 Crescent Place, NW
Washington, DC 20009

Mr. Christopher Hodachok
Program Associate
Meridian International Center
1624 Crescent Place, NW
Washington, DC 20009

Mr. Robert Dale Hajek
English Language Officer

Hartley Hobson
Vice President
Innovation Center
6930 Carroll Avenue
Suite 502
Takoma Park, MD 20912-4423

Don Knezek, PhD
Chief Exeutive Officer
International Society for
Technology in Education
1710 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Ste. 900
Washington, DC 20036 USA

Mila M. Fuller
Director of Strategic Initatives
International Society for
Technology in Education
1710 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Ste. 900
Washington, DC 20036 USA

Aaron Cope
Burma Desk Officer
Office of Mainland Southeast Asia
EAP/MLS, Room 5206
U.S Department of State
Washington, DC 20520

Sarah M. Buckley
Foreign Affairs Officer
U.S. Department of State
24001 E st. NW Suite H242
Washington, DC 20037

Jessica Davies
Office of Public Diplomacy
Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

John B. Morris, Jr.
Center for Democracy Technology
Staff Counsel
Director, Internet Standards
1634 I Street, NW Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20006

John Knaus
Program Officer, Asia
National Endowment
1025 F Street, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20004

Simon Szykman, Ph.D
Director
National Coordination Office
for Networking and IT
Research and Development
4201 Wilson Blvd
Suite II-405
Arlington, VA 22230

Mr. Andy Shallal
Owner
Busboys and Poets
2021 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009

Liza Prendergast
Center for Civic Education
1743 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009-1108

Philadelphia

Ronald F.D’ Alonzo
IVC Senior Program Officer
International Visitors Council
One Parkway
1515 Arch Street, 12th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1504

Nancy Gilboy
IVC President
International Visitors Council
One Parkway
1515 Arch Street, 12th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1504

Ms. Susan Kellogg
All about Philadelphia Tour

George Goldman
Chief Executive Officer
Wireless Philadelphia
2600 Center Square West
1500 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Thomas Kim
Operations Manager
Wireless Philadelphia
2600 Center Square West
1500 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Varinia C. Robinson
Program Manager
Wireless Philadelphia
1234 Market Street
Suite 1850
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Nancy Gibbs
Coordinator of Visitors Services
Arch Street Meeting House
Conferenc & Visitors Center
320 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2114


Cincinnati

Gareth L. Howell
President and CEO
Global Center of Greater Cincinnati
105 East Fourth Street, Suite 510
Cininnati, Ohio 45202 USA

Janne Amrein
Assistant Director of Programs
Global Center of Greater Cincinnati
105 East Fourth Street, Suite 510
Cininnati, Ohio 45202 USA

Home hospitality

Michale and Garlinn H. Story
Director of Education
Global Center of Greater Cincinnati
105 East Fourth Street, Suite 510
Cininnati, Ohio 45202 USA

Bert B. Lockwood
Distinguished Service Professor
Director of UMI
College of Law, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0040
P.O. Box 210040

Howard Tolley, Jr.
Professor of Political Science
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0375

John W. Hopkins
Associate Director for
Information Technology
College of Law
Robert S. Marx Law Library
P.O. Box 210142
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0142

George J. Rewick
Senior President
Convergys
Global Technology Services
201 East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
P.O. Box 210040

Pam Bach
Coordinator of Info Commons
Reference and Research Department
Langsam Library
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0033
P.O. Box 210033

Spencer R. Crew, Ph.D
President
Freedom Center
50 East Freedom Way
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3414

Naomi Nelson
Vice President of Programs
Freedom Center
50 East Freedom Way
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3414

Elaine A. Crable, Ph.D
Chair and Associate Professor
Xavier University
Williams College of Business
Department of Information Systems
3800 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45207-5161

Mark Sena, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Xavier University
Williams College of Business
Department of Information Systems
3800 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45207-3214

Gerald F. Braun, PhD., C.D.P
Assistant Professor
Xavier University
Williams College of Business
Department of Information Systems
3800 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45207-5161

Sister Alice Gerdeman
Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center
215 East 14th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Julia Przybysz
Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center
215 East 14th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202


Houston

Mr. Paul Cummings
Manager
International Visitor Program
520 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 740
Houston, TX 77027

Alan F. Fernandes
Graduate Student MHA / MBA
1620 Bay Area Blvd. Apt 612
Houston TX 77058

Nick Copper
Houston Independent Media Center

Lawrence Hilbun
New Horizons
Global Training Consultant
5555 San Felipe, Suite 1500
Houston, TX 77056

Stephen Levey, Ed.D
Executive Director
Instructional Resources & Technology
3100 main, Houston, TX 77002-9330, MC 1740

Lorah Gough
Director
Instructional Media Center
3100 main, Houston, TX 77002, MC 1111-B

Gigi Do, M.A
Executive Director
International Initiatives
3100 Main Street., P.O. Box 667517, Ste. #3D08
Houston, TX 77266-7517

Angela Berveiler, Ed.D.
Counselor
Distance Education
3100 Main, MC 1740
Houston, TX 77002-9330

Erica L.O’ Grady
Project Manager
2000 Heritage Plaza
1111 Bagby Street
Houston, TX 77002

Robert Nagle
Writing Multimedia and
Content Management

Principal Rivas
Newcomer Charter School
6529 Beverly Hill Lane
Houston, TX 77057


Bozeman

Doris Armstrong
Executive Director
Montana Center for International Visitors
Bozeman, Montana 59717

Bob Underkofler
Senior ITC Network Analyst
Montana State University
Renne Library, Rm 65
Bozeman, MT 59717

Tom Jinneman
Representative of Right Now
Technologies, Inc
40 Enterprise Blvd
P.O Box 9300
Bozeman, MT 59718-9300

Mr. Chris Steinbusser
Representative of Right Now
Technologies, Inc
40 Enterprise Blvd
P.O Box 9300
Bozeman, MT 59718-9300

Tina Rodriguez
GVHRTF
P.O Box 1071
Bozeman, MT 59771-1071

Ritchie Boyd
MSU Assistant Director for
Educational Technology
EPS 128
Bozeman, MT 59717

Eli Anselmis
EA Consulting
Bozeman, MT 59718

Eric Lindeen
Zoot Enterprises, Inc
555 Zoot Enterprises Lane
Bozeman, MT 59718

Rocky Ross
Professor
MSU Computer Science Department
EPS 365
Bozeman, MT 59717

Apple Pie

Robert N. Carson
Department Head
Department of Education
215 Reid Hall
P.O. Box 172880
Bozeman, MT 59717-2880

Nathalie Caillaud
Foreign Student Advisor
Office of International Programs
400 Culbertson Hall
P.O. Box 172260
Bozeman, MT 59717-2260

Duncan Bullock
Design Illustration Marketing
218 South Sixth Avenue
Bozeman, MT 59715

Michael J. Oudshoorn
Professor & Department Head
Department of Computer Science Department
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717-3880
Denise Dahl-Davis
Global Education Teacher
Belgrade Middle School
1710 So. Willson
Bozeman, MT
410 Triple Crown Rd
Belgrade, MT

Barbara Keremedjiev
American Computer Museum
2304 N. 7th Ave
Bridger Park Mall, Bozeman, MT 59715


Seattle

Ms. Autumn Cutter
Director
International Visitor Program
World Affairs Council
2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 450
Seattle, WA 98121

Ms. Chrissy Hyde
Program Officer
International Visitor Program
World Affairs Council
2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 450
Seattle, WA 98121

Ms. Adriana Trovato
Program Assistant
International Visitor Program
World Affairs Council
2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 450
Seattle, WA 98121

Ms. Anne Stern
World Affair Council

Mr. Christopher Coward
Director
Center for Internet Studies
University of Washington
Box 353055
109L Parrinton Hall
Seattle, WA 98195

Ms. Christina Bruning
Leader and Founder
Across Cultures
580 Front Street South, #D310
Issaquah, WA 98027

Ms. Lynn DeMarco
Program Manager
Technology Access Foundation
Technology Center
801 23rd Avenue South

Mr. Troy Hilton
Educational Program Manager
Technology Access Foundation
Technology Center
801 23rd Avenue South

Home Hospitality

Jason and Autumn Cutter
12726 NE 116th Lane #E-9
Kirkland, WA 98034

Ms. Chris Cronas
Principal Intern
John Stanford International School
4057 5th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98105

Mr. Patrick Daily
Special Ed/ Computer Lab Teacher
John Stanford International School
4057 5th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98105

Mr. Jim Miller
Blogger
Sound Politic

Ms. Marilyn Sheck
Director of Information Technology
Seattle Public Library
1000 4th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104

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Saturday, October 07, 2006

7 Oct - Robert

Mr. Robert Hajeck

I left Seattle at 1:15 UA Flight to Narita, Tokyo. Robert helped me till the end of my trip in U.S. He took lots of responsibilities for me. At first, U.S Department introduce Robert to me as an English Language Officer, then he served a lots more than I expected as follows;

Logistics Management
American Events and History Teller
American Culture Teacher
Tour Guide (Pilot)
English Language Teacher
Moderator & Alerter
Secretary
Photographer and Event Recorder
Reporter
Entertainment
Friend

He showed how an American live and do things on this earth. I got a lot from him. He always willing to share his experiences and American Histories to me. Also he lead me to the Museums and Centers. All things what he done were perfect and there’ no missed appointment or late appointment along all my trips. He is a catalyst for my knowledge, I got faster knowledge than I expected with him.

There’ one thing that I wanna share with you, he and me agreed that “to share the First Bite of his meal to me whenever we have meal”. He love transferring knowledge and experiences of American Cuisine and the ways of American Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. One day we were in a restaurant, in the Yellow Stone Park at lunch time, he ordered a dish called Rainbow Trout, and I ordered Smoked Salmon. When he started to share his first bite, it’s very delicious. Then soon, I could started ordering Rainbow Trout as my special meal.

Robert is a special ELO I think. Thanks State Department too for giving me Robert for my trip.

Robert took care me till the end of my trip, he' a nice man















This is new Bangogk Airport

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Friday, October 06, 2006

6 Oct

The idea behind John Standford International School is a new one but a must requirement of today education. This is an elementary school providing the Global Knowledge to the students. Since the school principal and teams very well understand in today education and it’s change, they introduce the new teaching system to the world via Seattle.

They try children to get more familiarity and understanding in other cultures than own(American) ones. I saw Spanish, Japanese, English culture sections and class rooms.

http://www.jsisweb.com/jsis/index.asp














There also a principal’ news letter to the Parents in PDF mentioning there will be a visitor on Burma on Oct 6. That is my visit;
http://www.jsisweb.com/jsis/current_events/principals_letter.pdf

There also one middle school using the same ideology. Hamilton International Middle School. http://www.seattleschools.org/schools/hamilton/

These two schools might be the starting points and a solution for modern education world. Since they based on their course and teaching as a reflection of today business and community requirements, they will get more and more success in near future I think.














Providing the children “what is the world and what are you?” concepts of these school are far more advanced than today ordinary school concepts such as Fun and Learn, Play and Fun concepts.

Karen S. Kodama
Principal
John Stanford International School
4057 5th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98105
http://www.jsisweb.com/jsis/index.asp

Ms. Chris Cronas
Principal Intern
John Stanford International School
4057 5th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98105

Mr. Patrick Daily
Special Ed/ Computer Lab Teacher
John Stanford International School
4057 5th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98105

Then we met Jim at the Café Ladro at lunch time. We went to the Pike Market and took lunch. A salmon cuisine treated by Jim was a great meal that I got before I left US. Jim is very good in Political and Blogging, I’ve to learn a lot more from Jim in the near future.

Mr. Jim Miller
Blogger
Sound Politic
http://www.seanet.com/~jimxc/Politics/














Jim hosted the Lunch














At the evening, we were in “Seattle Public Library”. It’s showing that yesterday Space and Books concepts of the libraries are not enough for modern libraries. Providing fair reading atmosphere by lighting, air conditions, equipments, books, easy accessibility etc..














It seems Seattle Public Library is trying to transfer the knowledge by means of any possible latest hi-teach and facilities.

Seattle Lobby
Red Floor
Home School














are some concepts figuring the knowledge transference process for Seattle people, Seattle meetings and conferences, Seattle Teenagers.

In my library tour, Marilyn guided very professionally. She might be a jewel of this library.

Ms. Marilyn Sheck
Director of Information Technology
Seattle Public Library
1000 4th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
http://www.spl.org/
http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=branch_central&branchID=1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Public_Library














Then we headed to the Experience Music Project, besides Space Needle; amazing place also.

http://www.emplive.org/















EMP is a one-of-a-kind music museum combining interactive and interpretive exhibits to tell the story of the creative, innovative and rebellious expression that defines American popular music. Featuring a world-class collection of artifacts, unique architecture by Frank O. Gehry, state-of-the-art technology, and exciting interactive presentations, EMP will encourage visitors of all ages and backgrounds to experience the power and joy of music in its many forms.

Body Exhibitions
The last 25 millions exhibitions.

Even though I spent only 25 USD for the Body Exhibitions, I got more than 25 millions from here. At first I remembered the Mummy creators of Egypt. If those Egyptian see the Body Exhibits, definitely no doubt that they will appreciate and give honors to modern Mummy creators.

Even though the philosophy is quite simple “To know is To see”, we can imagine today technology of preservation death bodies.

This method of preservation creates a specimen that will not decay. This offers thousands of unique teaching possibilities for educators at all levels, including medical professionals, archeologists and other scientists.

Then Body Exhibitions;
http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/intro.html

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Thursday, October 05, 2006

5 Oct

Seattle is a beautiful city owning sea, mountains, hills and good weather. Space Needle is a place where most visitors come and get 360 bird view to the Seattle City. Anne took us (Me and Robert) to the Space Needle and shared the her experiences of the city. Anne is a student studying Master of Arts in International Education working for World Affairs Council as a volunteer to promote her experiences.
















The idea behind the Space Needle building would be always new.

http://www.spaceneedle.com/

Ms. Anne Stern
World Affair Council














My first appointment and discussions for today is in the University of Washington. On the way, I shared my thoughts about up coming meetings by reading the Program Schedules that will be great and exciting for me, perhaps it might be the best meeting. After some hours, I see my thoughts come true.

Just before we met Christopher and associates














The discussion is in the Parrington Hall Forum, 3rd Floor, University of Washington
www.cis.washington.edu

Mr. Christopher Coward and 21 associates came to the discussions. Here, I got great chances to address

1) My Profile
2) Myanmar Internet Knowledge Training Classes
3) Phenomenon of Internet
4) The way we should live today and
5) My perspective on today U.S people

And I got many interesting questions from the Professors and Students. I was doing my best at that time I think. And here I saw Americans always love to adapt the every-changing worlds. They are very adaptable and very good in knowledge management. I met very fine guys of this earth I think. This meeting is 100 % match meeting among all of my meetings. I really appreciated IVP of Seattle also.














I felt that we have very same visions and works. I hope I will bridge Myanmar People Thoughts and Emotions to the internet via Mr. Christopher Coward and teams.

Mr. Christopher Coward
Director
Center for Internet Studies
University of Washington
Box 353055
109L Parrinton Hall
Seattle, WA 98195














Then we met the Leader and Founder of Across Cultures, Ms. Christina Bruning. She was a former Manager, Project Management for the US Library Program of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She seems very light and happy nice lady.

When she asked me what I got from my US trips. Yes, I got a lot, the biggest one is seeing the difference. Then she shared her experiences. All are very interesting.

Ms. Christina Bruning
Leader and Founder
Across Cultures
580 Front Street South, #D310
Issaquah, WA 98027














She and her husband recommended us to go for Body Exhibitions so that we decided to go there before the trip. It become a remarkable experiences of mine.

Before the next appointment, we got a time for Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, the Pacific NW’s natural history and culture museum. I was thinking that there should be a directory of US museum on the internet, of course finally I found the following links.

U.S. Museums by State
http://www.museumlink.com/states.htm

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
University of Washington
http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/

US states and cities offers the international visitors for their fine and live museums (the exhibitions are always changing). These are also the places of US people works and performances for the world History, Education, Culture, Sciences and so much I think. So I would like to call these people SOFT PEOPLE who always try to attract someone else by the knowledge ways.

A detour














Then we met Lynn and Troy at the office of Technology Access Foundation. www.techaccess.org

Ms. Lynn DeMarco
Program Manager
Technology Access Foundation
Technology Center
801 23rd Avenue South

Mr. Troy Hilton
Educational Program Manager
Technology Access Foundation
Technology Center
801 23rd Avenue South
















After meeting Christina, Lynn and Troy I started to understand the relations and works between US Non Profit Organizations and US community. They have mutual works and respects to outcome good results for the community. They are success stories.

In Burma, it’s something difference. When we got the Finance from one Company, we set up the Project and carry on. The project and result is Ok as long as the financing is Ok. When the Project complete after pre-determined years and finance gone, the results and works also gone. No more works and results in the community. What will be the best answer for those countries who cannot continue the works after financing period ? Yes the answer is, setting up them self and providing the knowledge instead of providing the finance.

Whether providing finance or technologies or knowledge to provide best outcome for the social and communities of those developing countries, the matter is to do the Right Thing. Sometime providing finance and technology is Ok but sometime it’s not enough.

Thanks again Christina, Lynn and Troy.

Next visits was a Dinner invited by Jason and Autumn Cutter. Autumn is working as a Director of International Visitor Program, World Affairs Council. She arranged most of the Seattle programs for me. They own two lovely cats and sweet home.

The dinner was very live and warmly when Jason made some jokes and teasing to others. Darren and Toni are best partners of Jason and Autumn.

After dinner, Taco (A Mexican Cuisine) became one of my choice for future dining. Autumn professionally provided the Taco at the dinner. Brownies taken by Darren and Toni also unforgettable. I took more 5 Brownies to the hotel. Staying with them is very much like staying with my old friends.

You wanna get more about Taco ? and Mexican Food ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taco
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_cuisine

Mr. Jason Cutter
Operation Director
Intraspect Investments
www.intraspectinvestments.com

Ms. Autumn Cutter
Director
International Visitor Program
World Affairs Council
www.world-affairs.org
2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 450
Seattle, WA 98121

Dr. Darren A. White
Blair / Palmer Specialist
www.achievingwellness.net

Dr. Toni Best
Thrive
Wellness Coaching
www.achievingwellness.net

And form here, I would like to thanks for the following persons though I do not have a chance to meet with them, they provided and done their best for my Seattle programs.

Ms. Chrissy Hyde
Program Officer
International Visitor Program
World Affairs Council
2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 450
Seattle, WA 98121

Ms. Adriana Trovato
Program Assistant
International Visitor Program
World Affairs Council
2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 450
Seattle, WA 98121





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Wednesday, October 04, 2006

4 Oct

Today is the Bozeman to Seattle day. We left beautiful Montana for beautiful Seattle.
















Seattle also a beautiful city, it has mountains, hills, sea and all. WarWick Hotel just became our home in Seattle and we prepared the meetings and appointments for the coming days. They seems very interesting. WarWick Hotel located in the downtown area of Seattle so that we can easily tour around the area and it’s also easy to find dining and other facilities. Thanks IVC.
















Boeing and Microsoft are some symbols of Seattle.

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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

3 Oct

Rocky Ross is doing Hypertext Book, a new and necessary way for today learning atmosphere. He shown us BioFilm Hypertext book projects and his work. Definitely, this technology will save the papers, publishing time, contents delivering and propagation time than ordinary paper books. The way he’s doing is the way he’s changing how people learn. Not directly export the text books contents to the CDs and Hyperspace. Migrating knowledge of paper text books to CDs and Hyperspace as rich multimedia Hyper Information.

Rocky Ross
Computer Science Department
Montana State University















To facilitate the Bandwidth, Routing, Virus Protecting and many IT related tasks for the computer networks like Montana State University is not an easy task. But Bob is taking challenge. He managed and provided the best services to the department and students.

Bob Underkofler
Senior Network Analyst
Information Technology Center
Montana State University














Then we took lunch in the university canteen before next move. Then we got to the the Museum of the Rockies. It’s a museum showing visitors to understand how objects that carry messages from our past can change the way we see the present, and the future.

Duncan, Robert and Me















Don't you think Authum and Montan is so beautiful ?














Then Tina explained her contribution to Community Food Co-op and GVHRTF. She is very smiley and friendly. She has good visions on the community I think. She shared lots of knowledge to me.

Tina Rodriguez
Representative of the GVHRTF














Duncan and Me














From 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM, Eli came to the Hotel Lobby and we started the topic CMR and business etiquette. This was a good meeting I think.

Eli Anselmis
Principal
EA Consulting

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Monday, October 02, 2006

2 Oct

We discussed about Distance Learning and WebCT at the office of Burns Technology Center.

J. Ritchie Boyd explained the works of Burns Technology Center of Montana State University. Then we walked for a quick tour to the class rooms.

J. Ritchie Boyd
Assistant Director
Of Educational Technology
Burns Technology Center
http://eu.montana.edu

Online learning is changing education in Montana














Next appoint is Right Now Technologies office.
Tom and his partner welcomed us. From them I got some understandings of Customer Relation Management Applications.

Tom Jinneman
IT Director
Right Now Technologies
http://www.rightnow.com














Before we went for lunch, Duncan showed her art studio, at the back of her house very impressive studio, perhaps it's located on the world’s most beautiful street. Bozeman is a pleasent place for artists I think. Duncan gave me some of her works as her present. Thanks Duncan, don’t you think this also a present of a kind Bozeman Artists to a Burmese ? Definitely, I’ll share this experiences and about you to my Burmese students.

Duncan Bullock
Design Illustration Marketing
















We could had seen lots of 80, 90 years old Buildings in the Bozeman downtown, very beautiful and all have their unique features. Unlike Washington D.C, it seems the antique buildings had never been replaced by new buildings. For the lunch, we finished in a fine restaurant opened at the one antique building.














After lunch, Zoot became our destination. Eric is very friendly and smiley. First, he offered me to see the server rooms, help desks and office area of Zoot. There I saw lots of self service coffee bars in the Zoot. I got more understanding that this is a place of knowledge staffs by seeing Coffee bars around each corner of the office.

Zoot is providing lots of solutions and services for customers and financial institutions. A way changing today financial industry of US might be the Zoot.

Eric Lindeen
Director of Marketing
Zoot Enterprises, Inc
http://www.zootweb.com














Sand to Sand. Compuseum of Montana.
American Computer Museum

Fine collections of Information age will definitely attract your mind. This Museum is very live. The presentations and exhibits in the museum are very interesting. It will be a hard work for this kind of jobs. I can feel that how the founders work hard to show the exhibits to the visitors. This is a must place to go in the Montana and the United States.



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1 Oct - Welcome to Yellowstone National Park!

When Autumn Leaves and Morning Sun Rays meet in the Yellowstone National Park, you will see as follows;














When sun rays shine on Yellowstone Lake, you will see

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Sunday, October 01, 2006

30 Sep to Bozeman, Montana

We took two flights to Bozeman, Montana. Our lunch finished at the Denver International Airport, Colorado.














Gallatin Field Airport is very beautiful and distinguish ones. It doesn’t matter whether the airport is big or not, innovative or not, the matter is it could provide the travelers’ satisfaction.








































Gallatin Field Airport, Southwest Montana
http://www.gallatinfield.com

Doris Armstrong picked us from the hotel and then we visited to the starting point of Missouri River. The Missouri begins at the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison, Gallatin rivers in Montana and flows into the Mississippi.

Doris Armstrong
MCIV Executive Director
http://www.montana.edu/mtcenter







































Best Western City Center Motor Inn was our stay place in Montana. It's cool.

Montana's Beauty



















































In the evening, I was in the American Gathering Dinner providing Thai Cuisine. Doris is very kind to reach me to this dinner. Most of the visitors came to the dinner are Educators, amazing !!!



























American gathering dinner is very practical. Every visitor took some foods and wine to the dinner and prepared for the other else this lead less burden to the host. We called it PotLuck.



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