My First Days in India

Well, I'm here! At first i wasn't sure if i would actually make it, but i did. Luggage and all. thank you Jesus!!! I got into Bangalore around 5 am...which would be 3:30 pm back home. The trip to the home was pretty interesting. I think i spent most of it staring out the window. The home is absolutely INCREDIBLE!!!!! we got there just as the kids were getting ready to go to school, so I got the chance to meet a few of them before they took off. There is one other intern besides me, so we ate some breakfast and then joined the staff for their daily morning prayers. it was pretty cool. then we took....NAPS!!! only till lunch time though...just to help get us through the day....i'll tell you what, it was HARD to get up from that nap though. after lunch we just hung out until the kids got home from school around 2:45. Then we met a whole bunch of them, who unfortunately are going to have to tell me all their names several times before I actually get them right.
Right now the kids are preparing for exams which start next week. They will have them for the next 2 weeks, then it will be summer vacation!! yay!!! but for these next 2 weeks the time after school is spent studying like crazy. Exams here are nothng like they are in America! it's intense. anyways, i helped one of the staff with her tutorial. She had the 1-2 Standard, which were the 6 and 7 year olds. Super cute!!!!! we studied for about an hour, then got to take a play break for about 45 min. it was fun!! we played "Hunter". I feel like a kid again....i mean these kids have AMAZING imaginations. anyways.....back to the game....the kids drew a circle that I had to stay in, then they went out looking for an animal to kill. then they would run back and tell me about the animals they found and why they were dangerous. we had a 10 headed, 11 legged, 3 eyed dragon/dinosaur. it was pretty dangerous....and he had to be killed 3 times before he could die!! but they got him!
at dinner i got to spend some time with 3 of the girls, and they familiarized me with what was going to happen during the summer and what they are doing. it was great to spend some time with just a few of them. then around 8:30, i went to bed and crashed....i was EXHAUSTED!
this morning has been pretty low key. got up and went to prayer and now i'm at the internet cafe working on this.....as you can tell.
the weather is beautiful, but i'm informed that it will get REALLY hot! but hey, i expected that right :-)