Week 3

So the start of this week, Sunday, we went to the Zoo here. No, it's not all that exciting. The only crazy thing was that I got to see a White Tiger! I thought of my Grandma and Katie who love tigers! Besides that they had a lot of deer, which are apparently fun to look at in zoos?, and snakes. I do have to say, it seemed like we were the spectacle at the zoo for the natives here. We got our picture taken many times, we almost felt like the animals! We're getting used to that though, a lot of the people here want a photo with you, I'm going to start pretending I'm a famous America, hey - you never know!
Sunday night we got a special treat, a Bollywood Dance instructor! She came in to give us some lessons! She was flawless, we were just a mess. But it was definitely a fun experience, and I have it on video so when I get home if anyone wants to pay to see me look silly, I'm charging $5 a viewing.

The beginning of the week went really well. My kids are still practicing their dancing for the camp that we have tomorrow (Friday). It's a two day event where 20 of the creches get together to play games, show off their dances and crafts, etc. We did a lot of crafting in preparation. All the girls, along with myself, will wear Saree's to the camp, so I'll make sure to post some pictures afterwards. Muriel, Holly, and I also ran out this week to get more Punjabi suits. It's getting way to hot here to wear the clothes we've got. Punjabi suits are much lighter material and are much more comfortable for working.
Yesterday, Wednesday, we had our Hindi lesson, and just prepared for the rest of the week. At night we had a nice treat though, a campfire out back! We got together with the Austrailian participants who are here, and the girls on staff with us, and we sat around. We all shared songs and traditions from our own campfires back home. I passed out my SWAPS (small whatchamacallits affectionately pinned somewhere) which Mom and Dad helped me make literally hours before I got on the plane. They were little s'mores made out of felt and cotton balls. I explained the the Aussies how to make a s'more then passed those out. The whole night made me miss Camp Mogisca (where we camped as scouts) so badly. I had flashbacks of my years as a Girl Scout and I wanted nothing more in that instant to go back and relive it all. I guess it gives me something to look forward to with my cousin back home or future girls I may lead.
So today was just more prep. I watched the girls practice their dances again, and they helped me pick out a bindi for tomorrow and they painted my nails. I loved seeing how excited they are about this trip, it will be fantastic. I made them all nametags on the computer which was just the greatest thing for them. I love how the simplest things please these children, at home it seems difficult to please certain children with something so small like that, it's unfortunate. After dinner tonight we went over to our friends apartment, there was a house-warming party there. Outside there was a patio (they are on the 5th floor) so it was high up, and they lit candles all around the outside, and we just sat outside and looked at the stars. It was absolutely beautiful, and a great way to end the night.
Now I am headed to bed so I can get lots of rest before camp tomorrow and Saturday! I'll be sure to fill everyone in on how it goes!

Namaste ~ Lindsay
(I figured I needed a tag line, so this will be it. Namaste is the greeting you give someone in India. It basically means you are putting yourself on equal ground with whomever you are greeting and saying my self and your self are equal and I greet you) it's really nice I think. And I think I'll stick with it!)