I was really amazed by how all of the delegates came together by the end of the day. At the beginning, there were numerous communication barriers and lots of interpreting and translating going on. We all had to practice a lot of patience on everyone's part and it helped when we made things more visual via short skits and examples.
I know that in Jaipur, some members of team one tried to teach me some ISL, but I'm the kind of person that learns best through doing. So, I didn't really remember nor use any of the signs taught to me.
However, at the end of today, I could see the Indian delegates using signs that they had picked up from us and the American delegates (myself included) using a lot of ISL. I also was happy to see the Indian girls become more assertive when they didn't understand something or wanted someone to move in order to see them better. Actually, that statement applies to all of the Indian delegates.
I was reviewing the video at the end of the day to label everything and I was intrigued by the transformation that occurred in our group in the course of one day. We all went from being shy and reserved to the end of the evening when we all socialized way past the end of the workshops. We compared dance moves, Tamer cut a rug with Bus, and Wyatte and Alf learned a dance move or two from the Indian delegates.
One of the Indian delegates also decided to regale us all with a retelling of the tale regarding a certain blogger's, one who shall remain nameless, incident with the cow on the streets of Bangalore yesterday.
I think we are all getting much more comfortable with one another and I am glad for that since we start giving workshops to high school students tomorrow!
The food at the school is so delicious, I can't get over it. I asked Smitha why the foods at the restaurants weren't like this, because I was really starting to detest Indian food from our not-so-good restaurant experiences. To which I got a reply of, "Honey, because it is homemade, that's why!"
I am also in love with fresh fruit juices. I was apprehensive to the idea of fruits at first based on warnings from everyone. I tested the waters with some sugardane in Goa, not too crazy about it. Nor was I fond of the sugardane juice that we had in Mysore. We also tried jackfruit in Halebid, which wasn't so bad despite smelling like unwashed feet. I am, however, in love with the pineapple juice here.
What else? The weather here has been extremely forgiving as of late. Lots of cool days and short rainstorms. No complaints here! It's nice walking to the APD in the mornings from the Don Basco Provincial Saletarian house, just go down Milton Road, hang a right on Davis street, then an immediate left on Hutchins and take that to past 5th Cross Hutchins road and go left past the Mini Bazarr store. The APD itself is a tranquil place I think. When we went out to the playground to play 7 Stones, an Indian game, a cute little boy came up and grabbed my hand and wanted his picture taken. Then he came up and held my hand again when Chandru was explaining the rules of the game.
That game is better than cricket, IMO. Albeit, a bit violent, haha. On that note, I should get some sleep. Good night/morning all!
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4 comments:
Again reading this blog I would like to check with you, did you learn something new like others learnt dance etc.
I truly believe the evolvement of any 2 different groups.. Form a beautiful relationship naturally. Savor your moments!!! Lizzie
Sugardane? Do you mean sugarcane? Lemme know. :o)
To Roxann: Darn Blackberry Pearl predictive text! yes, I meant sugarcane! :)
And to Rama, I didn't learn anything new in the sense that I learned a new skill like the others. I enjoyed just observing and filming the events as it allowed me to soak it all in! :)
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