February 21, 2008

Birgit Povlsen

Team 63 started off the morning with a delicious breakfast of dosai and eggs. We all seemed to need an extra cup of coffee after the festivities of the night before. As we were getting ready to leave for our various assignments Sheeba
surprised the women with flowers for our hair, and placed on bindi on our foreheads. What a special way to begin our day! We are beginning to feel like real locals!

The children at Asissi greeted us happily, and even little George was not about to be left out when it was time for blocks.

Jennifer had the opportunity to continue learning about healthcare in India, and felt extremely fortunate to have been invited to 0bserve in the ultra sound department.

Over at Seams Peter and Helen had a tough day painting in the hot sun, but soldiered on and completed the children’s bathroom building. Tomorrow it’s over to St. Joseph for more scrubbing and sanding.

Larry and Rae both had a good day at St. Joseph. No more discipline problems for Larry, and Rae said she was getting Hoarse from yelling---no lack of discipline there either I guess.

Margery encountered a bit of problem when a birthday child brought candy to school for all the children, and they became far more interested in eating candy than spelling candy.

Since Sheeba and Stephen were showing a video at Seams tonight only Peter, Rae and Birgit decided to go along,Rae helped a couple of the older kids with the computer while the rest of us enjoyed watching Charlottes Web with the kids.

We ended the evening with Indian ice cream, and Stephen gave a fascinating explanation of the Indian caste system.

Quote: Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good is that you don’t know how great you can be. How much you can love. What you can accomplish, and what you potential is.

Anne Frank