If everyone uses a car horn five times every minute, does it loses its impact?

It has been a whirlwind two weeks of becoming a personal jungle gym for a group of hyper-active children, eating wonderfully spicy Daal and Chutney awkwardly with my hands, craving time in a car with air conditioning, waking up to delicious masala tea, dressing up saris, looking down the street and seeing a sea of colours, learning that the controversal movies are the ones that have no singing and dancing in them, and remembering that drivers in Canada (and the majority of the world) recognize that the road is actually split up into lanes and just a free-for-all-find-any-gap-to-fit-your-car-into-while-you-honk-your-horn-at-anything-that-moves. Golly I will miss India.

Newspaper quote of a lifetime (Re: upcoming Bollywood film "Love Story 2050"): "It's just your typical adventure sci-fi lovestory musical." -I can't even being to think of another movie that would fit that description. The only thing that comes close in my mind is the muscial episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer...but that would be described as action rather than adventure. I think I will try to spread the Bollywood craze in Guelph. Dancing and singing makes for a guaranteed good day.

The time I have spend at Angel House (the baby's home/adoption centre for abandoned children) has been phenomenal. It is primarily for newborns that have been abandoned, but they will take in older children if there is need. It just so happened that 9 2-8 year olds arrived a few days before I did, giving me a plethora of children to fall in love with. It is difficult to get older children adopted in India, as adoption itself hasn't really become accepted yet, especially ones that are as dark as these children. But Rajini (the orphanage manager) has been working really really hard to find parents for these kids, and has been successful with three of them. In the meantime, I became one of their personal playmates.

We can learn a lot from children--almost as much as we can teach them. One little boy in particular has been my teacher during my time here. His name is Raddha Krishna, and I think I mentioned him in my last post. He is eight and was abandoned at an older age than most children. He has grown up without a notion of what a typical family is, with a mother and a father, but has come to develop a family of his own. This little boy has come to love the little girls that he lives with at the orphange. He is the best older brother, checking on them when they are upset, putting them to bed, helping them eat, explaining to them what is going on, letting me know that they need fans on when they are napping. I am seriously in awe of this child. From someone who has lacked constant attention, love and nurturing, his heart is so big and so willing to give. He is an incredibly beautiful child that I feel blessed to have spent time with, even if so short. I think that I mentioned in my last post that an American woman was looking at adopting him. Unfortunately, the adoption did not pan out. So please continue to pray for Raddha Krishna. Oh! I just remembered that today is his birthday! We are planning on throwing him a little party with cake and games. If anyone ever deserved a party, it was him.

I'm off tonight to go visit the family of some friends back in Calgary. I'm very excited to spend some time visiting and relaxing before heading home. Come Monday, India and I will be parting ways.

I also have gotten the chance to upload some pictures for the first time!! So will add a second post with them in a minutes.

Happy Friday friends.