Today was my birthday and I definitely wasn’t disappointed! First I woke up to a room full of balloons and a sign on my door that the seminary boys had made. I got a few presents from some of the guys, like a fake flower bouquet and a flashing globe. Then at lunch, everyone sang happy birthday and we all ate a cake that I bought. At the Children’s Home, one of the girls gave me a necklace and another girl made me a picture out of stickers. They all shook my hand and said “Many Blessings.” They were really excited about my birthday, especially because we handed out boxes of crayons and candy today. They loved the crayons and started using them right away. Overall, it was a great birthday and I was really happy to be here.
Friday we went to Kochi and saw the Arabian Sea. It wasn’t really that impressive but we got to see Chinese fishing nets and dozens of different types of fresh fish being sold on the street. One vendor stuck a live lobster in my face to prove that his merchandise was fresh!
We had a “Halloween” party at the seminary on Saturday. The students really enjoyed carving pumpkins and bobbing for apples. Even the local pastor joined in and stuck his head all the way in the bucket to pull out an apple! They also got to enjoy some American candy my parents sent…which they loved and are still asking for more.
On Saturday I also went to the Children’s Home early in the morning and handed out some presents, like chalk, Frisbees, jump ropes, and slinkies. The kids were ridiculously excited. In fact I was pushed over more than once while handing out the toys.
I am also meeting several times a week with a girl down the street. She is studying to be a nurse and wants to learn to speak English fluently. We meet for about 20 minutes and just talk. She’s really interesting.
That’s all the fun details of the events that have happened recently. I’ll try to update later this week.
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