Day 3: Today we woke up and got decked out in our salwar kameez outfits. It was nice to try to blend in slightly to the culture. It is proper to be covered, wear loose clothing. I actually am enjoying the pants, quite similar to MC Hammer pants that have a drawstring (would be quite wonderful to wear for Thanksgiving). And yes, I did do the Hammer dance today.
At 10 we were picked up to have orientation for our volunteer work. I will be working in the slums with Chantelle teaching children ages 3-11. Our neighborhood is middle class, so I wonder how poor the area will be and how much English the children may know. I am looking forward to sharing my pre-k and camp songs.
The program is extremely well organized. This afternoon we had a brief Hindi lesson, so I have much to study. We had a scavenger hunt and Rosie, Chantelle, and I were assigned to go to the market and purchase cucumbers, cheese, butter, bread, and tomatoes. It was fun running around trying to find the items, which are really really cheap (less than 150 rupees for everything).
We ran back to our apt., prepared the items into 10 sandwiches, and then had to walk through our neighborhood and pass them out. We must have been a sight! It took us awhile, but most people took the sandwiches and we were able to practice some hindi. Basically all I know is: do you speak english? (Kya app ungrazy somachti he? is the approximate phonetic)
Off to dinner at 7pm then hopefully an early night. Still jet lagged and keep waking up around 3 am.
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