The best and worst part about the people here is that they make friends so easily. You talk to them for mere minutes and suddenly you're their best friend. Which automatically means they are not gonna leave you alone, and they are going to constantly text you and say they miss you even though you've known them for five minutes and they have lived most of their lives without you. I could not have asked for sweeter, more helpful, no concept of personal space or problems people. I love them.
For example Gangga, the driver, was taking me to school and we past an elephant sauntering down the road. Gangga immediately flipped a u-turn, stopped the car, stopped the elephant and made me take a picture. In his limited English he told me all about it. He loves to show me "his" India, and honestly before that moment I had never adored a person more.
This is Charu, she's an English teacher at the school I teach at. (surprisingly doesn't know English very well) She's been one of those people who has adopted me as an immediate friend, and I truly appreciate that. Charu is 24 and is the oldest of three girls. Her family is well off, according to India's standards. But her family also has no boys, so they hold no promise and no potential. Charu has always been interested in language and her father was actually willing to send her to college so that she could learn English properly. She went from a girl with no promise and no benefits to the family to a teacher and a life changer for most of these kids. Her family now calls her the "son" of the family because she actually has worth.
I've been sick the rest of this week, trying to survive babysitting Zara while in Delhi so that McArthur can take her friend out for her birthday. I've learned that being sick in another country without things like sleep and warm soup is horrendous. Still sick, pray for me.
5 weeks through, 5 weeks left.
Praying that you get better soon. So proud of you!
ReplyDeleteWorse than being sick is being sick away from home. I’m assuming your better now. I WOULD have prayed for you if you’d just called me! I’m sure your mom’s prayers did the trick!! Keep being strong!
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