Week 3 & 4 - Dabla

I have recently been neglecting my blog and journal duties, so apologies to anyone out there still reading this.

Hmm, whats been going on over here in the last two weeks. To be honest its gone by in one very fast, amazing, blur.

We'll I'm not teaching a class of 40, its a class of 30 children, aged 3-9 years. Very hectic and busy, lots of screaming and little control. There's a major language barrier, but they are all very cute and they love everything about all of us volunteers. Im teaching my class with two other people - Is, Emma and me.Both really lovely, couldn't be happier. We go a little crazy with the stress of trying to get some part of the alphabet into their heads and as cute as they are you have to watch them carefully or they'll steal everything they can from you. I gave out 50 colour pens one lesson and got 7 back - little buggers.

Your aloud to smoke when inside over here which is wired, although women aren't really supposed to ever smoke in public, which a few of the female volunteers here have an issue with. Oh and there are cows everywhere! On every road, street, market, houses, villages. Evey where. They are free to go where they want and some have massive horns, which can be quite intimidating sometimes.

This November 5th - Bonfire night in England, was Diwali in India. We had a lovely celebration in camp and then me and 13 others went away to Jodphur for the weekend. The journey is about 5 hours long, so we left at 6am Saturday morning, because we had to be back by 7pm Sunday. It was really nice weekend, the place itself wasn't that nice but we all had a really good time together.

I think the most scary thing that's happened to me since I've been here would be incidents with random children. On quite a few occasions now me and a few others have been walking along and had a usual harassing from children for money - however some just follow you for a while and then give up. Others chuck their fire crackers and mini home made bombs at you! Sounds funny, the idea of us running scared down the street, away from tiny children, or hopping into a tuck tuck screaming. And well it is funny after, but at the time.. Not so funny.

This weekend we're finally going on the Camel Safari (including the over night desert party - woop woop).. I'm expecting great views, fun times and a very sore bum!

Can't think of much else say for now.. Oh some of the boys out here have made a rocking band called 'Desert Boys' and I'm their number one fan, so i should really spread the word about their talent; This is for you Josh, JJ, Is and Z.

Hope everyone had a good Halloween, see you when i see you xx