http://www.panigram.com A Socially and Environmentally Responsible Resort and Spa in Bangladesh Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:49:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_751" align="aligncenter" width="461" caption="Over 150 children children attended the third Panigram Resort English lesson, more than double the number of the previous week again!"][/caption] Our third Friday English Lesson was about geography. In preparation, as usual, we went to the market in search for supplies. We were on a hunt ... http://www.panigram.com/2010/07/panigram-english-classes-grow-exponentially/ The past month of work has been an eye-opening experience for me as I explore Panigram’s surrounding towns with my fellow interns.  My project for this summer is to collect baseline demographic data on these villages in order to better understand the community’s current condition—and its most pressing needs.  Since ... http://www.panigram.com/2010/07/surveying-our-villages/ Health and Hygiene was the topic of this week’s “Friday English Lessons”. In preparation for the lesson, we purchased about thirty toothbrushes, toothpaste packages, and mini soap bars.  Caio drew a Leonardo di Vinci Vitruvius man -inspired human body with different body parts labeled in English. It turned out to look ... http://www.panigram.com/2010/06/health-hygiene-and-hysteria/ I arrived at the site yesterday and was completely surrounded by Army officers. They blocked the path that we normally take during the dry season to get to our site. Annoyed, I asked to speak with the commanding officer. Major Alamgir was very friendly; in typical Bangladeshi fashion he invited ... http://www.panigram.com/2010/06/bangladesh-army-takes-over-panigram/ [caption id="attachment_676" align="aligncenter" width="461" caption="Children from the village came to the project site for English lessons."][/caption] Last Friday marked the first of Panigram’s weekly English sessions for the kids of the village. The plan was to teach and review the English alphabet, numbers, and basic greetings.  As usual, we didn’t need ... http://www.panigram.com/2010/06/connecting-with-the-community-friday-english-lessons/ It is summer again and I have a fabulous new crop of interns helping me with my project: two architects, two engineers, and two hotel students. I will let them introduce themselves in their own words… Caio Barboza [caption id="attachment_658" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Caio"][/caption] My passion for architecture, my desire to become an architect, ... http://www.panigram.com/2010/06/cornell-interns-invade-bangladesh/ [caption id="attachment_641" align="aligncenter" width="461" caption="Because we are building this resort for the future generations, we had the children break the ground for the resort."][/caption] “The Assistant District Commissioner is really angry and has just left.” My intern’s voice rang in my ears. We were almost an hour and a half late ... http://www.panigram.com/2010/06/panigram-ground-breaking/ I am looking for a summer intern who can help us create a "reality TV show" about building Panigram Resort. Interns will use a high definition video camera and film editing software to create short 10 minute episodes about the intern experience and developing Panigram Resort that we can post ... http://www.panigram.com/2010/05/looking-for-a-media-intern/ Yesterday I met with my architect and got a sneak peak at Panigram's master plan. I don't want to give anything away yet (I will post the master plan online at the end of May), but I can tell you that there were some very exciting and surprising elements and ... http://www.panigram.com/2010/05/resort-master-planning-under-way/ I was fortunate enough to be invited back by my alma mater, Cornell University, to speak at their annual hospitality conference, Hotel Ezra Cornell. The weekend event was packed full of industry leaders. I was on a panel about innovation in the industry. People were eager to hear about Panigram Resort, ... http://www.panigram.com/2010/04/kristin-boekhoff-speaks-at-cornell-university/