Hello

Hey, my name is Danny Thiemann. I am excited to be working with TMS. I’m posting a brief video introduction telling a little about myself. I’m from Cincinnati. After studying International Relations at New York University I worked a little for Dr. Luis Derbez, the Foreign Minister of Mexico. Our group put together a simultaneous [...]

Hello!

Hello! My name is Vidya and I will be joining The Modern Story Project as a Fellow in Hyderabad next month.  I can’t wait to meet all of the wonderful students at Vijayanagar Colony School and APRS. To those of you reading, I appreciate your allowing me to share this experience with you.
I grew up [...]

Hello from the other fellow!

Hello all!  My name is Mona Yeh, and I will be one of the fellows for the fall/winter term with Dave.  This is my first time in India, and I am thrilled and honored to have been given this opportunity by PIya and Remy to help The Modern Story grow and flourish.
I live in Chicago, [...]

Greetings! from new Fellow, Dave

Hello everyone! My name is David Kutz and I will be joining Mona Yeh in participating in The Modern Story program this October – March. I am very excited and grateful for this opportunity. I just graduated from the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH where I studied English, History and Philosophy. I [...]

An Introduction to Sarah

Hi everyone, my name is Sarah Calvert and along with Ioana, I will be participating in the Modern Story Project for the summer term. I am a recent graduate from Middlebury College where I majored in Geography and minored in African Studies. This will be my second trip to India and in the [...]

Ioana’s Profile

Hello, my name is Ioana Literat and, together with Sarah Calvert, I will be continuing the Modern Story project at the C. Ramchand Girls High School in Hyderabad, and A.P. Boys Residential School in Nalgonda from June to August. I am really excited to be part of this wonderful project, as well as extremely thankful [...]

Ioana's Profile

Hello, my name is Ioana Literat and, together with Sarah Calvert, I will be continuing the Modern Story project at the C. Ramchand Girls High School in Hyderabad, and A.P. Boys Residential School in Nalgonda from June to August. I am really excited to be part of this wonderful project, as well as extremely thankful [...]

The Most Unlikely Political Cry

With less than twenty-four hours to departure, I sit in my brother’s re-inhabited room, and gaze at two suitcases to which dimensions no longer apply. It has truly been a journey in itself preparing for this project and with many lessons learned along the way.
This past week, Remy and I drove in opposite directions to [...]

Connect. Share. Understand. Act.

A lot of friends have been asking me, “Are you the only ones doing this ‘digital storytelling’ stuff?”, and “If so, who, where, when?”, and “What’s the ultimate goal, or point?”, and “Is there a community, an outlet, where is this work being showcased? Where’s the collaboration?”
Are we the only ones using digital storytelling [...]

Boston Stories

Post by Piya

While visting Boston I decided to begin this journey in storytelling by recording the narratives of those around me, the people I was encountering. day to day. An important part of this project is the conversation that will hopefully be generated by the sharing of stories across borders. Join in.