Loyola Higher Secondary School

I LOVE THE KIDS AT THIS SCHOOL! They all want to talk to us and they all want to interact with us. It's really intense because when you walk into a 6th grade classroom all of the students want to shake your hand and ask our names and where we are coming from. They are all so cute! The older students behave a little better, but they are just as curious. The kids have extremely long names and laugh when I try to repeat them. They really seem to like my name :)

Most of the students speak English very well, but it is still hard to explain certain things such as snow to them. I find this to be the funniest thing ever: it is winter in India, and it is probably 85 or hotter here, and the humidity it so intense that we just sweat all day long. But some of the kids here, and Fr. Bella, they wear ear muffs to keep themselves from "shivering in the cold"....yes, this is true.

During our lessons I taught with Dr. Forest and Helen. We sang "This Land is Your Land" and discussed information like our names, ages, where we are coming from, our favorite color, etc. The lessons this week were great, but I really enjoyed doing crafts with the kids today. The paint worked out, and I had enough for one class. The kids really loved it. Then Helen had the kids make masks, and Megan had them make friendship bracelets!! It was a very fun day.

I really wish I could do more for the kids here. They are so kind-hearted and eager to be our friends - it seems so unfair that we have to leave tomorrow. There a few kids I can remember specifically by name :) I hope we can find a way to keep in touch.