On Thursday, we started off with all our little guys playing “pin the tail on the donkey.” It was a success! There was also a “music” class where they brought all the students together and all the instruments the school owns (about six) and they played and we danced and sang. After lunch, we returned to our project of our DVD. Harold went through all his video and selected pieces for inclusion. We hope to show it to our students and the others on Monday.
At 4:30, three of us “girls” met in the main kitchen for a cooking lesson. First, let me describe the tiny kitchen where the two cooks turn out wonderful meals for about 25 people every day for lunch and dinner. There is a two burner countertop gas stove, a very small countertop oven and about three feet of counter space. We made three items: aloo ghobi (a potato, cauliflower, tomato, and onion dish), mushroom masala (fresh mushrooms in a spicy sauce) and chapatti (a flat bread that you cook in a pan like a crepe, then put directly over the open flame and it puffs up). This was served with rice and salad. Everyone said that dinner was delicious.
Next Friday is Diwali, the festival of lights. It is the most important Hindu holiday of the year and is celebrated for five days. In Hinduism, Diwali marks the return of Lord Rama to his kingdome after defeating the demon king, Ravana. Everyone puts up lights, buys presents, sends greeting cards, visits family, sets off fircrackers, etc. I think it's like combining Chrismas, Hanukah and the 4th of July. Already, our neighbors across the street have many long strands of white lights hanging from the roof.
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| The School Band |
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| Diwali lghts on the flat across from ours. |
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| Our students tackle Pin The Tail On the Donkey. |
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