it's not really that cold, i suppose, because i'm not wearing a coat, or shoes, but the sun has failed to make a proper appearence for a few days now, and we even had thunder and lightning yesterday, which was actually really exciting.
i took the first 5 children to sit their school entrance exam this morning and had tears in my eyes as i waved them off. their intense studying for the past 6 months has all been for this one test ... but we greeted them again after three hours to shouts of how easy it was, so all the hard work must have paid off! five down and twenty to go ...
if the hills aren't too very ovscured by the thick fog that can tend to shroud them, we plan to take the children up to Mussorie tomorrow - one and a half hrs from here - as a treat, and a welcome change of atmosphere for us all. it can get quite intense being in the house all day, and i'm looking forward to seeing a new town, and hopefully even some views of those big old mountains...
i'm reading a great book about indian-english, which provides a fascinating insight into, and explanation of, the use [and frequent bastardisation] of english by indians. hilarious, and oh so accurate. i'll try note down some examples for next time.
missing my friends. big hugs to you all.
