Katie and I indulged our senses today in many ways. Since
the kindergarten and nursery children get out of school early, some of them,
who ride the bus home are left to play while the older kids finish studying.
Today was a special day for them because Katie and I shared some coconut
cookies with them! It was a nice break for us from planning for the health
lessons we will be giving this weekend.
At the end of the school day, we hopped aboard the bus with
the children because we needed to find some project supplies. Luckily,
Moukesh, the bus driver, and the teachers helped us find just what we needed
so tomorrow we will be able to go back when we have our lists! After being
dropped off, we walked for a bit, stopped at the grocery store, and headed to Mrs.
Iris Wilkinson’s home to have tea and our favorite snack, jelabis!! We enjoyed
talking with Kiran and Roger while drinking the sweet Indian masala chai and
devouring the delicious fried dough soaked in sugar that is jelabis.
After our break, Kiran, Roger, Katie and I met up with a
friend of the Wilkinson’s, Dr. Prasad Sival. Dr. Prasad is a young dentist that
very much enjoys helping out when he can at the school. The five of us went to
a lovely outdoor concert. The opening act was two violinists who played along
with a dubla drum, followed by the main attraction, a sitar player who also was
accompanied by dubla. Both combinations were beautiful, as was the evening.
