I didn't.
I am here, doing very well. I really, really, really love my school. I never want to leave it. I am now about 99.99999% sure I want to be a teacher when I grow up.
I haven't really done anything exciting since I last posted. I did go down to Mahabalipuram, which is that little sea side fishing village south of Chennai, and had a nice weekend with people I know down there, but mostly I am just settling in and becoming Indian. I am currently sitting in a really lovely cafe with very, very inexpensive wifi, so you may be hearing from me more often.
My responsibilities at Little Lambs increasing, which is a good and a bad thing. I have half an hour with the upper kindergarten everyday and it is honestly the most exhausting thing in the whole world. Fifteen tiny bundles of wild, Tamil speaking energy, each one wanting to prove to you that he is the best, or loudest, or quietest, or happiest, or saddest or something-est. But they are lovely. And so bright. Unbelievably bright. Which is really nice to work with.
I have been eating a lot of Indian food, but I did go out the one American restaurant in Chennai. It is called Sparky's and it is run by an honest to goodness AMERICAN!!! The food is out of this world. I am getting to the point, because I am not limiting my self with what I eat, where something that has no surprises to it is really, really nice. But I am eating everything that crossed my path. And it is totally worth it!
I am getting very excited for Mum and Dad to come out. I wish everyone was coming to see me. The kind of homesickness I feel now is not wanting to go home, but just realizing what I took for granted and how much I love Edmonds, WA, USA. Beleive it or not.
Well, until next time.
Yours with love,
Anna
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Hey Anna,
Greetings from Deadmonds, Washington. So great to hear you are still there. I ate at a Sparky's once. It too was run by an American, but I wouldn't go back there - in fact, I'm sorry I ever did, so it's good to know that yours is a good sparky. I love the 'I'm eating everything I see" part. Good for you. And the "bundles of wild" too. Sounds like elementary school to me. I'll let Jane know. I wish I could come see you and visit with you. The US holiday season is coming up and I will miss having you and your mum and dad around my table. I'm so excited for you and so happy for what you are accomplishing. Keep it up. Well, gotta go. It's 7:24 in the am and I've got Math Teams at the Maplewood Country Club at 8:00. Be well, do good work, and keep in touch. Love, your friend Marcos
Anna --
I love your blog posts. Keep up the good work. I've very proud of you!
Love,
Dad
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