Mahenaz: Eight girls from a govt. run school (with no electricity) began writing to Patti's girls. Most of them had never seen a computer, learn only very stilted English from a text book which makes no sense to them. They used to write in Urdu, I'd translate, type and send. They were learning differences (through their correspondence). Their English reading and understanding improved remarkably when the interaction became meaningful.

One day I asked them "what do you think your friends in the U.S. must be doing right now?" They were surprised at my question. "they must be in school!" they replied matter of factly. "They must be asleep right now" I said. You should have seen their faces. I pointed out this learning opportunity to their teacher who accompanies them. I could go on.