Teachers

So, in middle school, my favorite teacher found us a class pen pal. She lived in Russia, and we would all write to her and she would respond to us. Ten years later, that teacher is now retired and my friend. And she found our pen pal on Facebook. We've been getting to know each other again, and she is ALSO a teacher. She teaches English in Russia. So we get to discuss teaching and education. It's such a cool connection. And today was her birthday. But it's already tomorrow there...

In order to find out what time it was there, I used one of my FAVORITE sites: Wolfram Alpha. It solves math problems, gives you information about any date in history, can tell you the about history of the use of any given name, or it can serve as the best world clock ever. It tells you the time at the location you want to know about, the time where you are, and the difference.

Anyway, give it a try. I personally love to check the time in places like Rome, where I spent 5 1/2 weeks in 2009.

**I made a widget that let you type in the place, but it didn't work. So if you want to try it, go to Wolfram|Alpha and type in "What time is it in Russia?" or any other place. Or really, any kind of search!

**Oh, here's the link to my widget... I haven't managed to imbed it, but this is the next best thing. The Best World Clock EVER