Progress is pretty good on the library. I talked to an educational-toys supplier yesterday, and have formulated the first stages of a plan. C and I have also decided a budget. I’m going to spend this month’s allocation on furniture (bookshelves and so on), next month’s on educational toys and wall hangings, then three month’s money on children’s books, and finally a month’s allocation on some books for the adults. I’m going to try and meet the manager again soon so I can talk to him about space, the adults’ reading capabilities, and how he would feel about me including some Bibles (in Hindi, Telugu and English). I’m also considering including some tapes and a tape-player.
Please mail or comment with your ideas/suggestions/thoughts.
My work situation has improved dramatically in the last couple of weeks. Not only do I see a light at the end of the tunnel (I will finish – some day) but I’m actually starting to enjoy learning this stuff! Miracle of miracles. I have a long way to go, but it has gotten to the stage where I’m explaining things to C and losing him, while still understanding myself. This could either be a very good thing (I understand more about my PhD than my husband does) or a very bad thing (I’m actually talking a whole load of nonsense). Let’s be optimistic though, eh?
As part of the aforementioned budget, we’ve included extra savings and a good chunk for travelling. This month we’re going to spend the latter on a trip to Delhi, Agra (to see the Taj Mahal) and Jaipur. Yes, we did visit Jaipur on our last trip, but we spent all our time in luxury hotels, so we didn’t get to see much of the Pink City itself. The three cities form a sort of triangle, and we’ve been told that they make a good trip as a group. Next Tuesday is Diwali which is a very important festival here. This year, it happens to fall in the same week as Idu’l Fitr (the end of Ramadan or – as it’s called in India – Ramzan). Basically, what it comes down to is that by taking two days off C doesn’t have to go into work next week. Yay!
On a less positive note, I have become mosquito food again recently. These are even itchier than they look:
Which reminds me. I finally got our camera fixed. Thus I can supplement my prose with pictures. Such as these of a beautiful menu (those are pressed flowers) and the beautiful restaurant it belongs to.
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