Patnitop

We took a trip up to a mountain hill station called Patnitop a few days ago with the V.B.S. Kids. It is so nice and cool up there. The temperature has been insanely HOT lately all the way up in the mid and high 40's. I am not sure exactly what that is in Fahrenheit but I was told that it was like 115 one day. I decided after hearing that that it was better if I didn't know the exact temperature because for some reason it makes it feel even hotter when I know what it is in fahrenheit. We had gone up to the same place a few weeks back with the school kids. One of the best parts of the trip is the drive up. The mountains are just amazing to see!!! It is also really crazy to fly on the curvy roads and see the drop of just a foot away and NO road rule. The trucks, buses and cars all pass each other whenever they feel like it even if there is a curve ahead and they can't see at all. Half the way up we were on the right side of the road passing slower vehicles and then swinging back over to the left side when a car was coming from the opposite direction. I guess I kinda thrive on those ON THE EDGE moments. I pray A LOT too.

Mahindi. I have no idea if that is really how you spell it but it is kinda like a henna tatoo that the ladies draw on their hands and feet here in India.

It was sooooooo cute all the little girls got the mahindi done. This is one of my favorite little girls. She is actually the daughter of a woman that Bethy(my big sis) was pen pals with YEARS ago.

The research is going pretty well. In a few weeks I will be going on a summer trip that the teacher and the 6th-8th standards will be taking together to a hill station. It will be a great opportunity to do some more research and to hang out with the teachers and students some more. I also found out that the school will actually start back a week before I leave. I should be done with all my research by then but it will be great to see all the kids again.

Thinking about research reminds me that I have to go get some work done. BYE :):):)