Back at School

The trip to Delhi (and all the other sights) was wonderful, but it's good to be back on solid ground. It took a couple of days to get used to not being on the train.



Sunday, October 14, was Harvest Festival at St. Stephen's church. The church was decorated with fresh flowers and fruits on the pillars. A watermelon made a lovely flower vase and a pumpkin became a fruit basket. The ends of the choir stall were decorated with fresh flowers and a banana leaf basket greeted you at the entrance.




We sang 11 verses of a 4 verse song as the congregation came forward with their gifts in kind. There was basket after basket of 2 buns and some rice from the girls of St. Hilda's school. Fortunately the food donated was sent to 2 homes in the area as the bread would not have kept for long.

Following the service there was a coffee time outside the church. Coffee and fresh samosas were served. So good!!

During the break a staff member returned from a fund-raising trip. He took over my 2 Level 7 Math classes and I consequently had a new timetable. This didn't last for long. On Thursday I was asked if I would take over the 2 Level 10 French classes. The regular teacher is on sick leave due to pregnancy. I start this new challenge tomorrow, October 24. New text, new students and marks due in 4 weeks. Wish me luck.

We are back into the monsoon season. Yesterday, Monday, I got caught in the rain twice. I had an umbrella which kept my top dry but did nothing to keep my pants dry. The water was bouncing up off the sidewalk and//or road. One pair of wet pants and shoes in the afternoon. The rain stopped. The boys went out for supper.
After supper the boys stopped in at the store for some snacking food before coming back up the hill to school. The rain came again. The umbrellas were out. A second pair of wet pants. A second pair of wet shoes. My room looks like a laundry with pants and jackets hanging up all over the place.

Guess what happened today? We had sun this morning. And more rain this afternoon and evening. Puddles everywhere and more to come for the rest of the week. Who said India was a dry country? Not in this part and not at this time of the year!!