Saturday, August 11, 2007

Caitlins last day

I couldn't open my eyes this morning. It was so hard for me to roll out of bed 10 after 5. I can't wait till I'm able to go home and just sleep in! I miss sleeping in, haha. Anyways Mass was great like always, the preist gave an amazing homilee. This morning it was so jammed pack in the volunter's room. It felt like there was every 350+ volunteer there at breakfast. There was no room to seat and barely any room for standing. It was Caitlin's last day so the volunteer and sisters sang the thank you farewell song. We stayed back a little later so Sr. Karina could give Caitlin a little gift. The bus and autorickshaw was like any other day for me but it was Corina's first bus and autorickshaw ride here in India. I forget how much of a differences it is for Corina and towards me. It just feels as if she and everyone else has been here forever. Which might be a good thing because she's not sticking out too much. I didnt work in the classroom today I helped out in physical therapy for a little bit and was able to sit and talk to Sr. Capita for a while about vocation, relationships and marriage. She's fun and I'll miss her when I leave for surely. Today was a saturday so the physical therapist came in and I was able to chat with them awhile while I was working with one of the child. Iwas in, out and about around Daya Dan helping with a bunch of random this and that.
Today there was a big group of people leaving, it was not only the last day for Caitlin but also the last day for 20 people from spain, and about 4 of them worked at Daya Dan and on top of the it was Boro Ma last day also (It means Big mama; she's the head superior at Daya Dan and was headed back to the States for a visit) We threw a party at Daya Dan there was cake, cupcake, sweets, mango juice, and sparkling apple cider. It was so great to see all the kids so excited and hyped.
Sr. needed me to figure some songs out for Mass tomorrow and come play music for mass so I spent time after the children ate doing that. Its hard somewhat to figure out music when all they have for me is music and when they sing the songs for me it's all in different keys... one person would sing the song in this key, and someone in another. It was a tedious task trying to figure out notes for the song and a relative key for everyone to sing it.

Well on the way back home I was bargined for Caitlin for a pair of sandals she tried to get yesterday but couldnt get the guy to sell it for less than 150 Rps. I myself bought this same pair for my shower sandals for 70 so today i tried to bargin for her... I got us both one because my strap is completely torn off and I have no shower sandals and I got one pair for 65 Rps! I was excited. Anyways, I'm not sure what we're up for tonight... it being Caitlin's last night in India, it's up for her to deciede. I think we're giong to try to see Vicotria and the Singing lights but... we'll see. For lunch though, I bought a green coconut from the street and drank the juice straight out of the coconut and had two side dish of veg noodles from Tirupati fro 13rps each. It was a very good, filling and cheap meal! ... less than 50 cents! I always get so excited when I convert how much I spent back into US dollars! Well, I'm out... I'm going to nap because I'm tired. I never get enough sleep here.

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