Education day! Sometimes they can be hard because I feel like the kids don't want to work, but I feel like the more I do them, the more I am in love with the kids. I just have the best kids every rotation during the day even if they are difficult sometimes. I just want them to learn and grow and be happy about it. No one wants to read or do homework when they hate it. There is always a way to make it fun. However, today has also been a hard/sad day. My two favorite boys, Veeran and Sanjay (best friends) asked me when I leave, because they know most of the volunteers leave on Wednesday. Only the long term volunteers will be here longer than that (until August) and so I had to tell them that I was leaving this week. They told me I was lying and were mad at me because I am really staying until August. Oh how I wish that were true. I don't want to leave yet. I'm just not quite ready to say goodbye. It has to be a see you later, because there is no way this is goodbye.

Ellie with a bunch of the kids that she loves! So fun. Interval (recess) is great!
Me with Veeran, Jennifer, Priya, Anu and who is on the very left I am not sure who! She just hopped into the picture!
Reading time with Sanjay! We talked about where India is and he asked where America was and where California is and where Florida is! (Florida is where Carl is from)
Pretty Anu! I just have fallen in love with her.
I love Veeran! He wanted to take silly pictures during lunch!
Ellie did a beautiful job of henna on my foot! I love it!!!
Sweet Abarna, the house mother of the "family" that I visit every night did a beautiful job of henna on my hand! I just love it.
Veeran and his little brother, Vignesh. They are SO CUTE.
Of course, once again a picture of Veeran and Sanjay with myself. They love my water bottle so much. If I bring it with me they will take it from me to drink water. Don't worry...I wash it every day.
After school, we have play time every day from 430-6. Today it was arts and crafts that the volunteers had brought! I helped out in Sandra Rigby's room where she did tissue paper animals! It was so fun and bless her heart she was so patient with them while there was never ending chaos through the whole thing. The kids, however far they got through the projects loved it. Some put three pieces of tissue paper on, some sat and did the whole thing, but they did what made them happy.
Vijayalakshmi and I am not sure the boys name. They were working hard!
Look at that great butterfly he is working on! Props to him for working so hard!
The two best friends I adore.
Okay, they were being so so so silly and I had to put it on my blog.
How can you not smile and laugh while watching them?
Veeran gave me the fish he name! So kind.
Anu and her artwork. Such a beautiful girl!