A volunteer from New York brought in supplies for the kids to make bracelets. This is pretty different than what they normally do in preschool. There aren’t many opportunities to do arts and crafts. At first, some children were pretty confused but they eventually got the hang of it.
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| Class showing off their bracelets |
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| Sanchi showing off her new jewelery. |
Starting two days ago, the teacher and assistant in the preschool classroom decided to put me to work. I’ve always played with the kids and helped out with managing moving them around. But my duties pretty much halted during lunch. Until Tuesday. The teacher motioned for me to sit in the middle of the circle of children. She asked me to serve the kids bhatah (rice) and dal (lentils).
Apparently, I did not do a good job. Both ladies jokingly asked if I had ever served dinner before. I told them we passed dishes at my house. I’m still getting the hang of proper ratio of rice to dal, and judging whether the dal is too spicy for the children. I really like my new role in the class. It makes me feel that the teachers have accepted me and trust me enough to be really be a part of their classroom. It’s sad to think that my last day in Pune is next Tuesday.
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| Kajul's impression of my monster face |
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