Build it, and they will come

[eviladara]

At the beginning of this week, I wondered what the hell I was doing here in India. On Monday morning, we had an empty room, four volunteers, a box of samosas and a couple of crates of books. By the end of the week, we were turning students away at the door because 55 kids in one room really *is* too much, and planning to work extra hours so we can

Comments

[alan_wells]

Glad things are turning round and that you're getting to do something you care about hon.

[breezle]

Sounds like an experience that will stay with you for a long time. Do you think it's somewhere you could live and work?

[rayvanna]

Sounds like it's really good. Corporal punishment can have it's place. However it gets over used as the only method of disciplining people at times, which is why I think it doesn't work. It should be the absolute last resort.

My mum has helped with the building of a school in Nepal. If your kids there are anything like the ones that she met I'd bet that this is an amazingly rewarding experience. They brought out footballs and games for the children but thought they wouldn't be able to give them to the children as their school holidays had started. However all the children turned up for school anyway as they thought it was the best thing ever.

Enjoy your time there!

[plucky_lass]

Huzzah! I'm so glad you're getting to do something worthwhile with the time and it does sound really rewarding.

[smallstoat]

Wow, sounds amazing, and you know, I can see it being the sort of thing you'd be good at.

Incidentally, if dead baseballers start turning up in India, you have big problems.