It's really nice to have Maggie here with me in class, someone to run ideas past and provide some helpful suggestions. Today was her first day in school and we had S first thing with his mum, full of smiles and so much more lively when he first started about 6 weeks ago. We ended up with quite a bunch of professionals in the room - five plus mum! Joel the Physio, Dr Arun from the hospital, me, Maggie and the school principal all with one 2 year old boy! Next I had a session with Su. who was my first ever pupil here. He had been really upset all morning then came through to me and basically needed a good cuddle which he got. For a child who when I first met him avoided all physical contact that too was real sign of success. The rest of the morning was taken up with a presentation by students of John's College who also roped Maggie and I into singing with them. The fact that one of them was Rev'd Frederick's son who knows me well may have had something to do with it. We had fun, hope the kids did too. At one point, I saw a little boy in front of me making all the movement's to the Pray for India dance that some of our students do, in time with them. The morning finished with a delicious chicken biryani for lunch, paid for by the students. Very nice!
This evening, having eaten so well we decided that poached egg was enough for dinner. Here are some pics from Kovalum, the first is of a fish selection including shark! He looks a bit cute and as if he has fallen out of Finding Nemo or something! The next is an elephant, unfortunately disappearing into the distance and the third of the lighthouse in the rain. There was torrential rain for most of the time I was there however I did manage a couple of quick dips in between thunder showers!
