Today was the first day that Caron and I have been involved in different activities in different places. I spent the morning on one of the buses whilst Caron travelled to the rescue home to see the girls staying there and meet a couple of new children who have been brought into the home because their mother set fire to herself and the father did not want to look after them. I will get more details off Caron and update you on that story.
On the bus, I visited a new place today and the bus picked up many of the children on route. These children seemed more chatty than some others I have met and I even got a rendition of 'Jingle Bells' from one of the children. Many of these children are not even from slums and simply sleep by the side of the road. Despite this, they are still happy because they don't know any different. After the bus had stopped at the teaching location, they sang a song together about the fingers and they were given a lesson in Hindi. The teachers are very confident in their delivery of the lessons but they need tighter structures, better endings to the lessons and more use of praise. These are some of the things I will be helping them with. They also have a limited curriculum which needs to be freshened up. We stopped for lunch at the Vision Rescue kitchen and had (Yes, you've guess it!) rice and curry! Whilst having lunch, some boys were playing 'stones in the street'. I tried to video them playing the game but everytime you get out the camera they instantly rush to you to have a look. They then want their photo taken.
After lunch, we made our way back to the Vision Rescue office to discuss the days activities. About 5 o'clock, we went to the local Shopping Centre which is a complete contrast to the rest of Mumbai and you could well be in the middle of London or New York. Even out in India, there is still the need for a bit of retail theraphy. This is very much a place used by the wealthier people of Mumbai and is very Westernized! They even had children playing musical chairs to the 'Crazy Frog' music - got very annoying after about the 5 time. This was put on by the local radio station - Radio One! We decided to go and see a movie at the cinema but the choice was very limited and the showings were a bit later than we wanted - we have to be back at the accomodation by 11.00pm or we get locked out!! The cinema will have to wait till another day.
On the bus, I visited a new place today and the bus picked up many of the children on route. These children seemed more chatty than some others I have met and I even got a rendition of 'Jingle Bells' from one of the children. Many of these children are not even from slums and simply sleep by the side of the road. Despite this, they are still happy because they don't know any different. After the bus had stopped at the teaching location, they sang a song together about the fingers and they were given a lesson in Hindi. The teachers are very confident in their delivery of the lessons but they need tighter structures, better endings to the lessons and more use of praise. These are some of the things I will be helping them with. They also have a limited curriculum which needs to be freshened up. We stopped for lunch at the Vision Rescue kitchen and had (Yes, you've guess it!) rice and curry! Whilst having lunch, some boys were playing 'stones in the street'. I tried to video them playing the game but everytime you get out the camera they instantly rush to you to have a look. They then want their photo taken.
After lunch, we made our way back to the Vision Rescue office to discuss the days activities. About 5 o'clock, we went to the local Shopping Centre which is a complete contrast to the rest of Mumbai and you could well be in the middle of London or New York. Even out in India, there is still the need for a bit of retail theraphy. This is very much a place used by the wealthier people of Mumbai and is very Westernized! They even had children playing musical chairs to the 'Crazy Frog' music - got very annoying after about the 5 time. This was put on by the local radio station - Radio One! We decided to go and see a movie at the cinema but the choice was very limited and the showings were a bit later than we wanted - we have to be back at the accomodation by 11.00pm or we get locked out!! The cinema will have to wait till another day.
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