What is this?!?!

Hahaha. I saw the funniest thing yesterday. The children all dressed up in there little tae kwan doe uniforms assembled at the bootom of the stais (all 180). Then they began to hop up them counting in Konkanee (Ek, Don, Tin, Char, Punch). I wished I had taken a picture and was a little dissappointed that I could not report this humerous sighting to you. BUT then they came and did it again, and again, and again! Those poor kids!!

Old Macdonald had a farm

EIEIO! With a cow cow here and a cow cow there, here a cow, there a cow, everywhere a cow cow! Man, these cows are everywhere. I don't think you can see clearly in this picture, but the cows in India are very funny looking. They have a hump on their backs just like camels, and big long horns like a ram. The locals think I am nuts for taking the pictures that I take. They just don't understand why I would take a picture of something so ordinary and boring as a cow! The cows sortof run the roads around here. In the Hindu faith cows are a sacred animal. That is not the only reason they run the roads. The rice is coming up now, and the cows are not allowed to eat it (so, rather than build fences like in Canada) we just let them run around the town and sit in traffic circles! Which is where this picture was taken. Wouldn't that be an easier solution for you Aunt Pat? Soon the rice season will be over and the cows will be returned home (I hope). Maybe I will get a chance to put a better picture up before that.

Sammy

So, I have a little story. This is my dear friend Sam. Sam lives on my porch. I think he is very good at eating mosquitos because he has a long tongue that he likes to flick. I am very happy about that, because I do not use a mosquito net (sorry to disappoint you Caleb). He has a Father who is Sam Sr. he lives in my garden and is about a foot long. That's why he is the Daddy. There is also little Tommy who lives in my bathroom. I call him Tommy because he is a peeping Tom who usually watches me in the bathroom. He is very smart though, I think he likes living there because the tiles on the wall are nice and cool. Then Tommy has another friend named Suzy who lives in my upstairs bathroom. So many lizards . . . thank goodness I don't have to worry about mosquitos!

ME

Hello again!
So, alot of people are wondering about me, where I am living and such. This is a picture of my house. I live in the left side and it is cottage #4. It is a very picturesque cottage and from the top balcony you can see much of the Indian scenery (although that mostly consists of the top of palm trees or as they call them here coconut trees). So, my house is fully airconditioned it has a unit upstairs and downstairs which is nice. It has a small kitchenette with a fridge (but no stove). It also has washroom facilities upstairs and down. When I fist arrived they were even stocked with lu paper, but now the supply is dwindling (that will be an adventure to find this weekend - as it is not a common item here). I actually have a washing machine aswell but as many of you know I am not that technicalogically inclined, and have not figured out how it works (much different than a western washing machine). So, I have been doing hand laundry and using the machine only for spinning out clothes. I have a living room and a bedroom in my house, and the bedroom came complete with two beds (they must think that I am very large or something). So, that is where I am staying, and I am welcoming any visitors who may wish to come. It's a beautiful place and I'm sure that you will love it. Miss you all!

Buildings, buildings, buildings

So, here I am again. I hope that those of you who have looked at my blog have enjoyed what you have found. I have added some more pictures today. I have been trying to take interesting pictures of monkeys and the wild cows and baby kittens (that we have all over our orphanage) but, they all move much to quickly. Thank goodness the buildigns are stationary. Then at least you can get a small taste of what India is like. When I was feeling homesick last week, I went into town and mailed some cards home. This little shop that they came from reminded me (a very tiny bit) of being at home in Canada. The other picture that I have posted is of a building in Panjim. Many times when I see them building I have to ask if they are building or tearing down because the rain does a lot of damage to the construction. In this case, I was pretty sure that they were building. But I would not have wanted to be one of the men walking on that scafolding. Isn't it just like Canada?

We'll try again

Well hello again!
I have decided to send some more pictures today, as I have a bit more time. This first one is of me and one of the cottages. Each cottage here (there are 22) has 1 house mother and 10 children. So, these are some of the kids that I am working with. This second photo is a chapel that was in the market. I thought that it looked cool. This part of Goa that I am in is VERY catholic and there are crosses and chapels everywhere, So, expect more photos like this.
Anyway, I should get to my work. I will chat with you all soon.

Another day, another blog

Hello ALL!
So, I have finally figured out of some of my technical issues that I couldn't before. (We all knew I had issues with tech stuff - right?) So, without further adue, here are some of my India Pics. This first one is a picture of a Taxi. In fact it is a deluxe taxi as you will notice from the shower curtain doors in case of sudden rains. Currently, I would agree with my dear friend Jong In on the subject of Blogger's rating . . . 6/10. It takes way too long to upload pictures!
But this is a start. . . more to come soon. Keep in touch!

WEEK # 1

Well, I have arrived in a strange new land where everything is HOT and WET. Monsoon is a fun word to say, and a fun experience to have, the first few times. After that it gets a bit old and stale tasting. I am enjoying my new home, with the many advantages of Western Life including a shower (although only cold water comes out) and an american toilet with lu paper! The Goan people are very nice, and they all try to help me as much as they can. The national language here is Konkanee although most of them speak English. The monkeys, I don't know what they speak, but they follow me around, and it scares me a little. The dogs that sit on my step are afraid of me. I hope that means that they aren't rabid! I don't have my pictures with me, but I will post some soon, so keep checking!
Miss you all, and dying for some Pepsi (without pesticide in it) and Cheesies~
Hope you are keeping well! See you in Cyberspace.