I love PBS. I love to (used to) watch PBS non stop on weekends. PBS reminds me of my initial days in US in Kansas and Idaho. It was the happiest time of my life as a new bride in new country with a laid back life style. I was so busy with work and school in Chennai so the first year in US was so relaxing being a housewife. I learnt to cook from dozens of Indian cookbooks I’d carried all the way from India. I started to experiment with International cuisine watching PBS cooking shows.
PBS kindled the artist in me. I resumed painting after a long gap. I learnt to sew thanks to the quilting shows. I love their ad free programming. I love our local chapter OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting) especially the “Art Beat” , “Oregon Field guide “ programs. We planned our weekend getaways (pre baby) based on the Oregon locations featured on that program. Their programs have unbiased views on religion, politics and world affairs.
I have special interest in programs based/filmed in India the latest being “The story of India”. Though I am familiar with history of India, this program narrated the history around the world along with incidents happened in India at that time.
I learn about current trends in arts (different mediums) thru Art Beat program, the latest being one of a kind photographic art. by the artist Natasha Bacca. I feel very fortunate to live in a state which has great artists, restaurants, outdoors, good mix of cultures from all around the world and friendly people.
We organize summer picnics with friend’s at Hagg Lake every year. It’s just a 30 minutes drive from home. This summer, I watched a program about the Hagg lake expansion to cater the growing needs of the population. When the expansion project completes, the places we drove around and the land we walked would be under water I feel like a part of history being made and I might narrate this story to my grand kids someday.
I learnt the history behind my neighbourhood’s(Forest park) lush green forest trails and bike path watching this program Forest Park: Portland backyard gem. The current residents of Portland are enjoying this beautiful place thanks to the pioneers who thought about land use for future generation .
**PBS: Public Broadcasting Service
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