The children left yesterday to visit their families for a week. Although most of them are Hindu rather than Christian, we close for Christmas. And I confess that I have been counting down the days!
May they be safe, may they have enough to eat, may they not be hit or exposed to anything their eyes and ears are too young to witness.
We sent the children off in style, after a song and dance presentation for their parents. Our volunteer dance instructors, Anne and Diana, have been teaching the students for the past several months. They were all fantastic.
Some of the parents watching the show, with Sarathy's mom in the foreground.
Basha and Mariyambee with their mom. She tends to not bring them back to school until I have to go after them, so we'll see what adventure awaits us next week in the leprosy colony! She also informed me that she's only allowing them to attend school for as long as I'm in India. I guess I'll be staying until they graduate from high school!
Surviving the day in a sari is such an ordeal that I have to document it! With Alamelu, who kindly assisted. It's a mystery to me how they can mop floors and work in the rice paddies all day in a sari, let alone get by without tripping.
May they be safe, may they have enough to eat, may they not be hit or exposed to anything their eyes and ears are too young to witness.
We sent the children off in style, after a song and dance presentation for their parents. Our volunteer dance instructors, Anne and Diana, have been teaching the students for the past several months. They were all fantastic.
Some of the parents watching the show, with Sarathy's mom in the foreground.
Basha and Mariyambee with their mom. She tends to not bring them back to school until I have to go after them, so we'll see what adventure awaits us next week in the leprosy colony! She also informed me that she's only allowing them to attend school for as long as I'm in India. I guess I'll be staying until they graduate from high school!
Surviving the day in a sari is such an ordeal that I have to document it! With Alamelu, who kindly assisted. It's a mystery to me how they can mop floors and work in the rice paddies all day in a sari, let alone get by without tripping.
Everyone looks so lovely in a sari, so I guess it is worth the trouble?
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!