The past week has been a whirlwind of adventures. There was
a storm, which made the WiFi tower collapse. They said it would take at least a
week to fix, but we are expecting about a month. Here's the wifi tower that's supposed to be on top of the building behind it
I am able to post this,
because I am staying at the Marriott for the night BECAUSE MY MOM IS HERE!!! I
am so excited for her to experience India and the love I have for the people of
this country! I've missed her so much. We went into T. Nagar today, which is a shopping district right outside of Chennai, and we were able to just roam around India in a rickshaw together and laugh and talk and have fun. I love having her here and having her experience India first hand!
Another thing that comes with the rain is bugs…and I mean TONS of
bugs. We were sitting up on the roof for dinner one night after it had rained
and bugs were crawling all over the place. Everyone was freaking out, including me of course. Then we
went downstairs and found out that the bugs were swarming all around the
Volunteer Program Director’s and his family’s door to their house. It was
disgusting. Like beyond gross! Little did we know that the room I was staying
in had bugs in it as well. It was a night of bug killing spray, stomping our
feet, and sweeping bugs. Probably around 10,000 of them, might I add. The plague of bugs.
I was able to go to one of the leprosy colonies this past
week as well. It was just what I needed. I love going into the colonies and seeing
all these beautiful people who are content with so little, but have the biggest
hearts. I could see the Light of Christ in their eyes as they put their hands
together and welcomed me to their home.
The other day I was tutoring a little boy named Jegadesh in
1st Standard. We were going through flashcards of different animals
and their words and we came across a koala. He looked at the word, then the
picture, and then at me. Then he said “wawa!” I then corrected him and said
“koala” which then he replied with “Yes! Wawa!”. It was the cutest thing and it
was funny for me, because my cousin Kyra used to call herself “Wawa” when she
was younger.
We start our 1st session (well technically 2nd session, but the BYU Nurses just do the medical rotation, so I wasn't able to do do education with them) this week and I cannot wait to get to know these new volunteers!
I forgot my camera back at Rising Star's campus, so I can't upload any pictures, but I promise I will do that next blog post!
I miss and love everyone so much! Happy Father's Day!!
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