Week number two has been off to a pretty good start. On Monday I got to go to the boys home and educate them on what to do if someone is choking as well as how to care for themselves during any stomach illnesses. They were so quick to learn everything and really enjoyed the worksheets I made for them which was great. Afterwards, things got pretty intense over a game of limbo. I had not played limbo in years and my back and groin sure did feel it. But I ended up coming in 3rd place so I am not a complete old bafoon just yet.
Tuesday morning we got to join the sisters for mass and breakfast again. Afterwards we stayed to tour the museum, see Mother Teresa's tomb, and view her bedroom. It was all pretty surreal and just incredibly inspiring. She is such an amazing person and it was just so overwhelming to be able to be present in the same places that she lived, died, and is buried.
Some moments here can be pretty difficult...between the heat, the language barrier, and other various trials I face with the work I am doing. However, I am really using this time to focus on my faith and mental strength. Keeping focus and optimism isn't always easy but I am trying to take it one day at a time. Attending mass at the Missionaries of Charity as often as possible and having the constant support of my friends and family has been epically huge in keeping my mind focused and at ease. Thank you to all of you who have been that support system for me!
On the other side of things, Korah and Iona have headed back home. So it is just me now. I was supposed to head to the Soma Home (girls home) today to teach them a lesson but the rain was too bad. Instead I got to spend the morning and afternoon with the children of New Light. I taught them how to play Indian chief (a game we used to play in elementary school) only I called it "chief." Haha. They were obsessed with it. I think it was the first time I saw each one of the kids participate in the same game cooperatively. When it came time to stop and eat lunch they all ran to me saying "auntie, tomorrow?...you come play tomorrow?" It was so cute.
As a side note, I figured I would mention some of the interesting things I have seen so far that don't quite fit into my blog postings as easily. I've included some pictures so you can get a better visual .
▪people riding bikes with 20+ chickens hanging from their feet by the handlebars or back rack
▪people working as hand pulling rickshaws
▪old fashioned taxis everywhere
▪fish and chickens are cut using these curved blades in between people's legs while they sir Indian style
▪men being shaved with a straight razor on the sidewalks
▪people wash their clothes on the sidewalk floors by these main water pumps whilst others bath along side them.
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