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I'm not sure if I've made it clear that the kids I'm trying to teach are little wild Indian children. Because if I haven't then I should. It's an adventure every time I step into the classroom, a couple of classes ago class ended with me locked in the room. I pounded on the door until Somit, the man who runs the school, let me out. I didn't find it as funny as the kids did. Then, last class they tried to pull off the same trick. But I learned my lesson and wouldn't have it. Really though,got their way. They ended class early on me, half way through my lesson: 10 little monkeys jumping on the bed, one fell off and bumped his head, Momma Said "No more monkeys jumping on the bed! 9 little monkeys... etc. I'm not sure if we ever made it past 8 monkeys. I was trying to teach them this little song. Get some numbers and English pronunciation. But ooh well, I've gotta roll with the punches. Me with my extremely limited Hindi trying to teach a bunch of rowdy kids... I'm not sure what to do honestly, I've got no teaching support and I'm expected to hold class for two and a half hours. It's fun and rewarding, even when the kids don't seem to care at all :D
My Hindi is coming along, it's amazing how fast I'm learning. I'm surprising myself. I can have a conversation now, my Grammer isn't good and I can't talk about things outside what's immediatly relevant but it's a start. My teacher is impressed with my progress, I just spend as much time outside of class talking to Indians who can't speak English. Teaching of course is great for my language practice but I can't understand a word that the kids say, haha.
Happy Valentines Day to Everyone, I tried to call you Mom and Dad, but for some reason the internet cafe isn't coo-operating with me. My photos are up on Flickr! alexlandt is my user name and I wish that I could write a description for each photo but that would take forever. More posts to come, every day is an adventure here, it's one of the few constants in my life.