A GIST
Katie Wuori: I met Moni in the Philippines at IRRI when I was a teacher at the Brent Satelite School. We quickly became friends and one of the few people to change the path of my life in a positive way. Moni was the reason I literally went around the world, know how to cook with spices and teach my students to become part of the solution, not the problem.
The following is an activity I do with my fifth and sixth-grade social studies class when we look at current events. It helps the long-winded students shorten their words and pick the most important (which I found was happening with me trying to share my feelings about Moni with you) and it gives a focus for those who don’t know what to write. It’s called a 20-word GIST (although mine is a few words past twenty).
Who: Namrata Singh
What: During her celebration of Life
Where: All around the world
When: February, 1st 2019
Why: People around the globe are honoring her life.
How: Through personal grief, public gatherings, family and friends' homes, social media and more.
My GIST about Moni:
Purple, loving, smiling, giving, real, spices, adventures, bending social norms, laughing, easy-going, dedicated, big tables of food surrounded with lots of friends, strong, stubborn, hard-worker, card-player, true friend, peace
Love you long time my friend.