Great hilarity amongst the team as to who can learn and remember the most Tamil words! At the moment Dan is the clear winner!
Today, Maureen, Sandra and I visited the small pre-school at Kirankulan. As usual we had a very warm welcome. They had a class of 21 children aged 3-4 and two teachers. The children were very neatly turned out in Ocean stars t-shirts and blue gingham overalls which had been made by the teachers. By now I was getting used to the routine of helping with the song and dance and craft activities. I think I know by heart the story of the Rainbow Fish by now! The classroom was fairly basic, although they had tables and chairs. As regards toilets, the children used the back yard. There were no washing facilities so the children used a stainless steal bucket of cold water to wash their hands before lunch. Having said all this, the children looked generally healthy and happy.
When it was time to go home we handed out teddy bears and lollipops to the children which went down very well! Afterwards, we were kindly invited to the home of one of the teachers which was a short walk away, and here we were given lunch,
Having just caught up on the entire blog, I'm amazed at how many visits are being made by all of Team 2 in such a short space of time. And you get a wonderful welcome and hospitality, (from people who, comparatively, have so little), everywhere. The "Rainbow Fish" keeps coming up - must ask Maureen about this next week! Howard will have to adjust to UK H&S when he gets home! Keep well, and continue travelling safely. Colin
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