Im back

So we took the metro today to Daya Dan after I blogged this morning. It was briana's first time taking the metro here. When we showed up at Daya Dan there were ALL new volunteers upstairs! Sr. Capita, like always, asked where was I and counted the days I was missing. She said once again, she wanted me to meet MC priest. Im pretty sure that I've met the MC priest that she's talking about because he celebrates mass at Mother House almost everyday, if not every other. Sr. Christalata was also happy to see me back which really made me feel better. OH.... by the way, I ate a grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup this morning. I didn't really eat the tamato soup because I don't tomato all too much but I dipped my sandwich into it. The soup was EXTREMELY sweet to be tomato soup also. Well the point is, I ate solid food today and havent felt like vomit yet! so it's a major improvement and i'm extremely happy. Well, back to Daya Dan.... Sr. Capita and the Masis put me to work making sure I help all the volunteers know what their doing. There was a HUGE group of Koreans that were came that day and was standing around not sure what to do. I got a lot of smiles from the Masis and Sisters because they were glad I was able to speak english better than they can and explain to the volunteers what to do, plus they're busy anyways.
When the kids got changed they were brought out to the center meeting area to wait before their meal is ready. It's so great because being here for a little while I've picked up the characteristics of many of the child. In ways they communicate although it isn't verbally. There is a child that can clap and loves to. Every time I walk by her she always follow me with her eyes and I pretend I don't notice but then I turn and make a suprised-I-caught-you face at her, with a laugh and smile and she laughs hysterically. I always try to get her to clap and when she does she just laughs and gets so joyful. It's truly beautiful. I can never remember her name so I must get on that. But She also love putting her hands on your cheek, it's her way to say "I love you" and I do the same to her and she smiles! We both had our hands outstretched holding each others face and I just smiled and laugh and so did she. It was beautiful. The room was pretty quite too so it really did brighten up the room. There's a child that likes to hold your hands and dance, I always love dancing with her. She doesn't like being spun but she likes dancing back and forth. Her way to say I love you is putting cheek to cheek, from side to side. She's precious also. All children truly are. Megha today asked for me to help her with everything! Uncle this, uncle that. Tu-an... can you help. Megha is one of my students that's in a wheelchair and extremely skinny, but very smart. She got bubbles today and wanted me to do bubbles with her and get this and that for her. For me it brings me so much joy to come back and feel so welcomed. It's welcoming that the children recognize me, that the masis are happy to see me, and that the Sisters there missed me. I absolutely love Daya Dan. Today I fed Angeli and honesty for the size that girl is and the plate that I had to feed her, I thought we were never going to finish. Her meal was bigger than Briana's or Caitlin's lunch today. To my suprised I finished feeding her within 15 minutes. WAY sooner than all the other children. I've never see her eat so much. It made me so happy. It was also great because I was able to help out with other chores. Changing Bashker, helping the other volunteer feed, changing the beds, and just visiting with the children.
When we left it was 5:30, we rushed back... on the metro, pass sudder and hussled over to mass at St. Mary. It was my first time at St. Mary's. It was so weird seeing a real church in India. There were pews and an altar. Icons, paintings on the wall of the life of Jesus, Saints and our Blessed Mother's statue. It was very nice to feel so at home. Caitlin and I both agreed that we must come back sometime for daily mass there, whether its in bangali or english.

Well keep us in your prayers. Pray for Briana, she has ashma (however that's spelled) and wasn't doing so well with the pollution here today. Thanks thanks. God bless.