By
eHow Culture & Society Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- CD Players
- VCRs
- Tapes Or CDs
- Airline Tickets To Burma
Step1
Pick up a copy of Edith T. Mirante's "Burmese Looking Glass: A Human Rights Adventure and a Jungle Revolution," and discover one woman's journey through Burma/Myanmar to get at the political truths of the country's dictatorship.
Step2
Read "The Snake Prince and Other Stories: Burmese Folk Tales," edited by Edna Ledgard.
Step3
Peruse Saw Myat Yin's "Culture Shock! Burma" for tips on how the locals live; this is especially important for etiquette purposes.
Step4
Learn more about Nobel Peace Prize-winning political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi in her collection of writings from her imprisonment by the Burmese government, "Letters From Burma."
Step5
Rent "Beyond Rangoon," starring Patricia Arquette as a woman who delves into the politics of Burma.
Step6
Listen to the traditional sounds of Burmese tuned drums on "Pat Waing: The Magic Drum Circle of Burma" by Kyaw Kya Naing.
Step7
Check out how the Burmese integrated the European piano into their repertoire after colonists introduced it into the culture. Buy U Yee Nwe's "Sandaya: The Spellbinding Piano of Burma."