Today has just flown by! Everything is going so quickly as I realize my time is coming to an end in Kolkata. I only have two more days of volunteering left as I fly out this Sunday.
I have been on the look out to get a better pic of the elusive Chicken Man. As I was walking to the Mother House, with camera in hand, there was the Chicken Man! I quickly aimed, clicked, and totally missed him! We were laughing, and then a second Chicken Man flew right by me! Again I clicked and missed! And I am not kidding, a third Chicken Man flew right by me again! Three opportunities and not one shot! I have a few more mornings to catch him!! Following mass, which today was Saint Joan's Day, all the Sisters sang Happy Saint's Day to Sister Joan and Sister Joan of Arc. It was very a festive morning.
We departed for Kalighat and it was advised to me again to have little contact with the patients. I am feeling so much better although still have a cough and a runny nose. So it was on to dish duty, laundry, sewing - more buttons and button holes, folding laundry and dish duty once again. There are fewer volunteers this week so there is lots to be done!
Lunch was quick (cucumber and tomato salad, and rice) as I needed a shower before heading out to Shishu Bhavan. When I arrived, the children were all dressed and waiting to travel to the Mother House for Bobbi's Novena. Little Ringku was not in the best of moods so Sister decided that she would stay behind. I was asked to bring Laki (Laa-key) along - she is a small, blind girl who can not sit up by herself, and weighs no more than a feather. We boarded the bus and were on our way. Once again, they were adorable little angels throughout the mass. It was exceptionally hot today and Laki was worn out - she slept through the majority of the mass on the cool cement floor. Another volunteer along with Johnny, and Laki and myself, decided to walk back as the bus was just too hot! We had a bit of a breeze and it was actually more comfortable than riding in the bus.
I had to rush back to my room for another shower as five of us were meeting for dinner since this is my last week. We went to a really good restaurant and had traditional Bengali food. I was really hungry for potatoes and that's what I ordered. I don't even know the spices to share with you, however they were really good. It is now 9.30 pm and the day has been extremely busy! Tomorrow is our day off so I am planning on doing some sight seeing, enjoying the brownie Cristina has been telling me about ever since I arrived, and taking some more pics of Kolkata.
I think most of us have simply concluded that this "Chicken Man" character is a figment of your imagination. I suppose 200 degree heat with 150% humidity will do that to a person. But keep trying... plus, don't forget to photograph Mary Poppins if she flies by on her umbrella!
Posted by: John Vitek | May 31, 2007 at 07:19 AM
Whoa! Not one, not two, but three chicken man on bikes! Remember, you gotta get a picture of the elusive one for me before you leave! Ha!
Posted by: Yui Chan | May 31, 2007 at 11:37 PM
oh, i miss india! its so great to see someone talking about the kids! laki, my goodness...she is a stubborn little girl. i worked with deepa a majority of the time i was there. i still think they look like sisters...
ive been google searching "shishu bhavan" all day...i miss it SO MUCH!
did you ever work with deepa?
Posted by: Briana | February 01, 2008 at 02:15 AM
oh, i miss india! its so great to see someone talking about the kids! laki, my goodness...she is a stubborn little girl. i worked with deepa a majority of the time i was there. i still think they look like sisters...
ive been google searching "shishu bhavan" all day...i miss it SO MUCH!
did you ever work with deepa?
Posted by: Briana | February 01, 2008 at 02:16 AM