On Sept. 16Th we are going to a wedding. Our driver's son is getting married and he gave us these beautiful invitations and said it would be an honor to have us at the wedding. We are so lucky!!!! As for the drugs, no prescription needed just walk up and tell them what you want( or write it down) and you get it in a little paper bag. It is usually around $1 or $2 for the medicine. We have been going a lot lately! I have been sick the last couple of weeks but finally getting better. Enjoy the pics.

Wedding Invitation and Drugs on the Corner

Anniversary DInner with Friends and the Express Mall

Paul and I celebrated our 9th anniversary on Aug 17th, it was sad to be apart but Carlina made the day great by inviting friends to go out to dinner and celebrate. We had a great time and ate some really good Indian food! Carlina's car was also delivered to the school that day so we had a car and driver, that was so nice:)
The rest of the week was just working and trying to get our rooms in order for Open House. On Saturday we went to the Express Avenue Mall. It has over 400 stores and 4 floors, it gave both of us a headache. Well enjoy the pictures!

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Busy weekend

Well I finished up my first week of school and had a great weekend. Friday after school we were taken shopping to some great places. Saturday we got a rickshaw and went to the school to go swimming then off to Marla and Marks house, Marla teaches 2nd grade. Our rickshaw driver stopped three times to ask for directions, that worried me a little but we made it. It was nice to get to know other teachers and their families. Sunday was monsoon time, thunder, lighting and a lot of rain. I live on the 4th floor and two rooms flooded. The rain comes down so fast and with the wind it just came through my windows. They are fixing it tomorrow. I also have many critters that visit. I have had 2 geckos and a chipmunk so far. Cows roam the streets freely and are considered sacred. We had two on our street this weekend. Well I will post more pics soon.

Great Sunday!

We slept in today and then got ready for a trip to the city, (by way of a rickshaw) to go to church. We went to San Thome Church which is catholic. It was beautiful and the noon mass was in English. We then ventured to the school for a relaxing swim. It is so nice to have the pool. On the way home we stopped to get some fruits and vegetables for dinner. Two bags was 198 rupees which is about $5. We will be so much healthier here. We had a nice dinner and then started to finish the last minuet stuff for our first day of school tomorrow. I'm very excited to get started on teaching. Enjoy the pictures.

Classroom Looks Great!

Well Friday was very busy with meetings and getting ready for parent orientation. My room is looking good. My assistant Ms. Monica is amazing! I feel so lucky to have her helping me this year. My kindergarten team has been great to work with. I'm the only new kindergarten teacher this year. Our first day of school is Monday. The kindergartners only come for a half day the first week, that will help! The school had a welcome back party pool side with amazing food and lots to drink! We went to the school today to finish our rooms. We took a rickshaw home, a great adventure! We are now waiting for Pizza Hut to deliver our dinner because we are to tired and have no groceries. The pizza was good! I will send pictures soon.

Mosquito Netting

Classroom Set Up

The last two days I have been making my way through over 50 boxes that are in my classroom!
There is so much stuff to put away. My teacher assistant will be in class tomorrow so I'm looking forward to meeting her and for her help. We have a staff meeting tomorrow so we will meet all of the returning teachers. We will have a Welcome staff BBQ at the school on Friday Well it only took a few days for the mosquitoes to find me. I found some spray that works and the school put a net over my bed to help. The school is so helpful, what ever you need they find a way to make it happen! I'm feeling very spoiled here!

Ideal Beach

HARD AT WORK!!!!