As I am having trouble accessing my last post, I will try my best not to repeat anything I have written. On the 17th of January was parents day at the Y here in Ranaghat. All the girls were very excited to see their parents and have us meet them. It was a great day, and we layed low so that the girls all had ample time with their parents since they do not get to see them all that often. We returned to Calcutta on the 19th, in order to meet the board of directors and to sit in on the Y's swim program. The pool in Calcutta is a very very large outdoor pool, which was drained of all water in order for the annual cleaning. It is not chlorinated, since it is filled with pond water and the floor of the pool appeared to be the earth. We met with their swimmers many of who were on the national level. We talked with them about the importance of swimming and Tim gave some helpful strength building advice.
While on our visit to Calcutta, we went to new market where we poked around for suvineers and Kat and I purchased material for some traditional Indian garmets. We are awaiting them from the tailor who measured us for proper fit. We also were lucky enough for Mr. Sampson to bring us to the Queen Victoria Memorial and a famous Cathederal.
We returned to Ranaghat on the 21st and got back to our schedule of games, TLC, and studying with the girls. I also joined in on their dance class on Sunday mornings. I learned an Indian dance with the girls which is quite beautiful. All the girls are very beautifull dancers, and Rinky (one of the girls) even wants to be a dance teacher when she gets older.
We have also started to help out in the kitchen. There are not knives but instead a wooden plank with a huge blade attached that you use to cut everything. You push the said vegetable or such against the blade. Kat and I have been doing some dicing of tomatoes and onion. I believe we are getting the hang of it, although we are much slower than the girls and the cook. That is all for now. I'll keep you all posted. Namaste
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