This week has been rather busy with one thing or another - orientation, Bible Club and life at home! On Monday 26th was India's Independence Day so they had an official flag raising 
ceremony at Hebron Sch
ool, which I didn't go to instead Wendy,
ceremony at Hebron Sch
ool, which I didn't go to instead Wendy, Lauren, Ashlee, Andrew and I went for a drive out to Emerald Lake. We got misdirected a few times and had to do a little backtracking! Here if you ask someone how do you get to say 'Emerald Lake' and they don't know instead of saying 'NO' which is considered harsh and you don't do, people try and please you and say "Yes ma'm, this straight way" even if they have absolutely no idea! What to do!! Anyway we finally made it and went to Red Hill Tea Plantation for lunch - it has some of the most amazing views of the Niligiris. On Tuesday we went to Coonor as part of our Orientation - we took the old steam train from Ooty to Coonor, then went from there to CMS which is an orphanage where we had a look around - bought some crafts from there and then left for Brooklands Q
uest House for lunch and a wander through the shops in the afternoon even though a good deal were shut! People seem to think that I come from a different planet and speak a foreign language - they keep asking me to repeat myself! What's with that! When we were at Brooklands one of the school staff children, he's about 2 or 3 years old and said to me in his Northern Ireland accent, 'I'm a dog!' I asked him to repeat what he said as I thought he said 'I'm a dork!" And they think I speak with a weird and uncomprehensible accent!
uest House for lunch and a wander through the shops in the afternoon even though a good deal were shut! People seem to think that I come from a different planet and speak a foreign language - they keep asking me to repeat myself! What's with that! When we were at Brooklands one of the school staff children, he's about 2 or 3 years old and said to me in his Northern Ireland accent, 'I'm a dog!' I asked him to repeat what he said as I thought he said 'I'm a dork!" And they think I speak with a weird and uncomprehensible accent! 
Later on in the week we began Bible Club for all the staff children while their parents were at the Staff Retreat. The topic was 'Junior Heroes' and had a great time doing craft, playing games, singing, reading bible stories etc. The children then presented for a few minutes on Monday morning to their parents.
On Saturday afternoon all of the staff, staff children, IGs and Standard 11 students went out to Glenmorgan Tea Plantation for the afternoon - it's absolute gorgeous out there! Hasn't changed much in the last 15 years but it was lovely to visit the Vidaras again! Then in 
the evening we had some of the Freedom Firm staff and children over for dinner at the McCabes. It's been a busy week!
the evening we had some of the Freedom Firm staff and children over for dinner at the McCabes. It's been a busy week! 
