Today we woke up bright and early ready to play with the children at the school. We gathered up all the donations including markers, crayons, coloring books, paint, balls, jump ropes, and bubbles. The children were absolutely ecstatic when they saw all the toys we had for them. The greatest part about play is that it has no language barriers. None of our group members spoke Tamil but we were still able to play together for hours on end. No matter what language you speak, you can still run around, laugh and smile. Some of our group members colored/painted with the students, while others ran around playing with the balls and jump ropes.
After playing we went up to our rooms to clean up and put on our saris. The sisters came to each of our rooms and helped us properly put on our saris. They also fixed all of our hair as they were not fond of our sweaty and frizzy hair. We proceeded to go to mass with the sisters to celebrate the feast of the sacred heart. When mass ended, the children and sisters performed dances they had prepared for us. Watching all the children dance was absolutely adorable! The sisters have some serious dance skills which could not be matched by our American moves. Our group them had a chance to perform the itsy bitsy spider with the children. Also, we attempted to learn one of the traditional dances of South India. However, it turned out to be more of a comedy show than a dance performance. After a long morning, we packed up all of our stuff and began the long 7-hour drive to Dindigul.
- Karis Kosobucki
After playing we went up to our rooms to clean up and put on our saris. The sisters came to each of our rooms and helped us properly put on our saris. They also fixed all of our hair as they were not fond of our sweaty and frizzy hair. We proceeded to go to mass with the sisters to celebrate the feast of the sacred heart. When mass ended, the children and sisters performed dances they had prepared for us. Watching all the children dance was absolutely adorable! The sisters have some serious dance skills which could not be matched by our American moves. Our group them had a chance to perform the itsy bitsy spider with the children. Also, we attempted to learn one of the traditional dances of South India. However, it turned out to be more of a comedy show than a dance performance. After a long morning, we packed up all of our stuff and began the long 7-hour drive to Dindigul.
- Karis Kosobucki
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