What a meal!

Yesterday was more orientation and then a visit around Ooty in the afternoon. We saw St. Stephen's church, 1820's, Ooty lake, goats, women carrying wood on their heads, cattle, children, men, taxis, trucks, buses, roads washed out etc. Finally we arrived at the Smyrna home for mentally and physically challenged children, a school for street children - they are not accepted in regular school, and forgotten grandmothers - 6 live in. As well there was the knitting room, the aquarium, the tea plantation, and the green house which provide a source of revenue. We finished up with tea and cookies before the bus trip back to Lushington Hall. So ends Day 3.

Today we did planning for the Holiday club, baby sitting, for the children of the teaching staff as the meet on Saturday and Monday. This afternoon we had tea with the wife of the principal. Rosalyn is also the coordinator of IG"s. I will be doing 2 classes of 7th form math until October as welll as working in the Enhanced Leaarning Department.

Tonight a group of us, 11, went out for supper. I had a cheese paper dodas, which is a large rice kind of pancake with cheese and dipping sauces. It was quite filling. this was washed down with a Lime soda - sweet. The cost was 90 ruppees or just under $2.70. Unbelievable but true.

We got soaked going and got soaked again coming back. I have also discovered a leak in my bathroom ceiling so it will be a drippy night. we are in monsoon season and there will be more rain at least until the end of the month. everything is damp. An example is last night I dried my towel in front of my heater before bed. this morning when i went to use the towel it was damp. The towel had absorbed water during the night.

It's now 9:30 and I've had it so ends Day 4.