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After no update for a whole week two come along at the same time! How's that eh?!
Breakfast this morning was Bannana Pancakes so it was clear that today was going to be great (it's hard to imagine how a day in themountains couldn't be good!?)and the weather remains glouriously clear and sunny but not too hot which makes it a fantastic climate for us westerners (though the locals are starting to find it chilly).This morning's lesson went really well; I'm teaching my class colours, days of the week and addition at the moment and the lessons are intertwined with outbursts of Duck Duck Goose and the Okey Kokey (or Okey Kokey Dokey as some of the children call it). The children are taught in millitary parrot fashion by their Indian teacher so the funny thing is that while they know all of the col0urs and all of the days of the week they are unable to match the word to the idea and so are totally unaware that the sky is blue or that tomorrow will be Friday.
After lunch, which was eaten in possibly the most scenic place I've ever eaten a picnic, we completed the playground drainage system (a.k.a large trenches) that we started yesterday and then cleared away some solidified mud from the front of the school to tidy it up abit. We finished in plenty of time and so were able to paddle for a little while in the waterfall that's next to the school while we waited for the bus to pick us up at 4pm. However, things in India happen very spontaneously and at 3.55pm the widdow whose toilet we're building next week (she's pretty young, with 5 kids and earns 700 Rs a month- around 8 pounds) came over to speak to us and invite us to her house for Chai- an offer that we couldn't refuse! This made us very late and the bus driver and the girls from the woman's empowerment course who share our bus weren't so impressed!
I think we're going to be going away at the weekend to Dharamshala (wherethe Dahli Lama lives in excile) because it's the closest place that we can find to cash traveller's cheques and there'll hopefully belots of meat :-) The food here is fantastic but I can't help but crave some chicken! Hopefully I'll be able to update soon!
You've been a wonderful audience... that's all folks!
Love,
Callum <><
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Haha I get the impression that the food is VERY good..you've only mentioned it a couple of times so far :P although a lack of chicken cannot be goood...
ReplyDeleteI am very jealous sounds like you're having a great time, I hope that you are taking lots of photos! I want to meet these kids they sound like lots of fun! Okey Kokey Dokey sounds way cooler anyways! x
ps. sorry to pick at your english but as your teaching it I feel I am entitled! Buses only has one S!!!
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