Eliza... 3rd day in a row!! wowee

Uneventful past day spent mostly watching TV and overdosing on water. The meals yesterday were disappointing compared to Saturday. Ohhh well. I have hopes for today.

ANYWAY. Here are some questions my mom asked (and the answers):

So do the children cry when they are struck at school?

I don't know what Phil is talking about in his entry because I've only seen one child been hit. It was during drills outside and I have no idea what the kid did but the math teacher slapped him. It wasn't very hard, but obviously pretty humilitaing and the kid looked like he was about to cry. I felt so bad! It's the only time I've seen it happen though. The math teacher seems like kind of an ass. He's nice to us (and lets us play his computer games which is sweet) but the kids don't like him very much. The other male teacher (well, other than SM) is really nice to everyone, kids included. SM just scares the kids. Heh. He IS the principal.


And what is the house like where you are staying? How many rooms? What's the kitchen like?

I forgot to describe the house before. It's small... but not small compared to other houses there. There is a hallway that runs through the entire house. The front "door" (it's a gate) is in the middle of the house. The kitchen/dining room is to the right. The kitchen is very, very small. There is a sink, cupboards, and a propane gas stove. No oven. Right next to the kitchen there is a small room where they keep food I think. I go in there sometimes to get bananas (which they never have). The dining room has a table, 3 chairs, and a bench. We usually eat in shifts. Phil and me first (with whatever guests are also there). The kids sometimes eat on the floor in the kitchen. They don't seem to mind. SM eats with us when there aren't guests. Sunita, as well, but only sometimes.

When you go in the gate and turn left you have a spare room on the left (for volunteers), and SM and Sunita's room on the right. An interesting thing is that Pragya does not sleep in her own house, despite the fact there are 2 extra rooms (when volunteers aren't there). She sleeps with Sunita's mother who lives down the hill. Anyway, SM's room has a lot of books and a TV with cable. That's where everyone hangs out most of the time, it seems. Down the hall a bit more is the living room on the left. It has nice furniture, a nice coffee table, nice (but very tacky) decorations. It's the first room we saw. Across from that room is the 2nd extra room for volunteers.

The bathroom is attached to the kitchen but you have to go outside to get to it. This means facing the dreaded chickens. I really want to see Scar fight a chicken. But anyway. The bathroom has a regular toilet, a urinal, and a shower. And shelves with a relatively massive amount of shampoos/conditioners which we think are left by past volunteers.

Well, that's all. We go back tomorrow.