Back to Hyd...life with a difference for Abi

And Monday morning we were repacking to go to Shunem to work out schedules for the Kurnool bible week commencing this Thursday. On the way Andy G stopped and bought kites for the kids.
We spent the afternoon making and flying the Kites. So much fun.
The Kite festival in India celebrates the end of the harvest and kites could be bought for a minimum of 3 rupee's!!
Monday night I called Maggie to check if she had asked her vice principal about me helping fill in a teaching aid position while one of the sisters (Vijee) goes on leave in Feb for a month.
Yesterday I bused in to Hyd to speak to her supervisor. When Sunitha arrived she began with ‘Maggie has told me you’re available to help out, can you start today?’ I was expecting a little bit of an interview, but within 5 mins after explaining that I don’t want to work there long term after the fill in, I was being introduced into a classroom with students from France, Malaysia, Norway, America, Spain. It was incredible.
So now, I’m 'employed' as a volunteer with the International School of Hyderabad from Wednesday next week, into March with a week’s break to Bangladesh where I have to go to renew my Indian Visa.
Last night I came home from work… in Hyderabad….and went to bible class…. As I would in Adelaide. I felt slightly exhilarated, I think teaching gives me that feeling!
Crazy. But the experience for me is going to be invaluable if I plan to get back to UNI sometime in the next year or so!
I’m going to make the most of learning words from so many different languages while I’m there…. It’s going to be an amazing experience.


Tomorrow is the start of the Kurnool bible week, so we're busy doing last minute prep today.