It's been hard to write seeing as how for the past three days I've either been running to a bathroom, sleeping, in class, or relaxing. Being in the computer room is the opposite of relaxing unless I'm on the phone with someone from home.
We went into a village two days ago to see how they harvest rain. I think that's where the sickness came from. Ragi balls as big as my both of my fists and enough white rice to feed an army. When I come home I might not never want to see rice again or I'll just want to eat rice because it's all I'll know. Those are the options.
If anything sticks out from this week it would have to be a combination of getting violently ill for an afternoon, walking with Oamjie through the village down the road, being told my skin is beautiful (just b/c i'm white) by a boy in said village, and cooking with the kitchen staff yesterday.
Yes, we made pizza. Forgive me if I misspell names..
Taylor, Lauren, and I set up shop around 5 pm. Gopi said they want us in there more to learn Kannada. I know how to say "What's this in Kannada?" now - so it helps. I've learned how to say knife. Pretty impressive. I sang a little and Big Jamma told me to sing and Siddram would dance. Siddrham took the cutting knife out of my hand and told me I could dance and he would help. I love him, he always gives me a banana at dinner or lunch. And when I ask for some during tea time he brings me four or five. Lakama told me about her husband Chicana and that she is Siddrham's sister in law... and Chicana's his brother. !! I didn't know. She asked me if I had any brothers or sisters. I said no. I always seem to forget about those boys in Florida, but ... even though I'm talking to my Dad now, I still don't see his family as mine.
The pizzas came out really well and I ate a bunch of them and I don't know why my stomach and my common sense don't ever hang out because I wasn't feeling well this morning.
Today is Valentine's Day. Well, right now it is just Valentine's day here ...In 2 hours it will be Valentine's Day at home. Malika wanted everyone to wear red or pink. Ha, this is a no go. I forgot about it this morning and I've ended up with a full black ensemble. oh well.
I think I wrote this just to write.
We went into a village two days ago to see how they harvest rain. I think that's where the sickness came from. Ragi balls as big as my both of my fists and enough white rice to feed an army. When I come home I might not never want to see rice again or I'll just want to eat rice because it's all I'll know. Those are the options.
If anything sticks out from this week it would have to be a combination of getting violently ill for an afternoon, walking with Oamjie through the village down the road, being told my skin is beautiful (just b/c i'm white) by a boy in said village, and cooking with the kitchen staff yesterday.
Yes, we made pizza. Forgive me if I misspell names..
Taylor, Lauren, and I set up shop around 5 pm. Gopi said they want us in there more to learn Kannada. I know how to say "What's this in Kannada?" now - so it helps. I've learned how to say knife. Pretty impressive. I sang a little and Big Jamma told me to sing and Siddram would dance. Siddrham took the cutting knife out of my hand and told me I could dance and he would help. I love him, he always gives me a banana at dinner or lunch. And when I ask for some during tea time he brings me four or five. Lakama told me about her husband Chicana and that she is Siddrham's sister in law... and Chicana's his brother. !! I didn't know. She asked me if I had any brothers or sisters. I said no. I always seem to forget about those boys in Florida, but ... even though I'm talking to my Dad now, I still don't see his family as mine.
The pizzas came out really well and I ate a bunch of them and I don't know why my stomach and my common sense don't ever hang out because I wasn't feeling well this morning.
Today is Valentine's Day. Well, right now it is just Valentine's day here ...In 2 hours it will be Valentine's Day at home. Malika wanted everyone to wear red or pink. Ha, this is a no go. I forgot about it this morning and I've ended up with a full black ensemble. oh well.
I think I wrote this just to write.
posted by Kate at Monday, February 13, 2006
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