Water has been restored back to normal working order. No more burgers! First stop today was Mahim Gardens but not after sitting in a huge traffic jam. It is bad enough in England but with India you get the added heat. We were in a taxi so there was no A/C. Got through two litres of water. We eventually arrived at 10.20am so unfortunately it was too late for me to play football. The twenty boys who turned up played their own game with Jaywanth which was great. They were all very keen to try and tell me about it and how many goals they had scored - shame I couldn't understand most of what they said! I went with the bus to Mahim Creek to meet the drug addicts and we had a shocking discovery. One of the men had died from an over dose in the middle of the night. He was still lying in the same position as all the other addicts will just ignore the body. Hopefully it will make some of them see the need to get themselves of the drugs. We told the police and they very reluctantly came and dealt with the situation. The police have the attitude that if these men decide to take drugs then it is not the responibility of the police if they die so they wont normally deal with it. After feeding about 70 addicts, we moved onto Bandra. Today, I was observing the hygiene levels of the children and the response from the teaching staff. It is so important that the children are encouraged to be as hygienic as possible and the teachers are acting as good role model through there own hygiene and actions.
At three o'clock, I was running a training session for the teachers so I had some time to get luch at the Vision Rescue kitchen. Simon, the main chef, is a wonderful cook. The children can actually tell when someone else has cooked the food other than Simon - that is how good he is! He had made some wonderful fish cooked in Indian spices. Due to finances, the fish was not de-boned but you can't have everything! As usual, there were kids playing in the street and I introduced a couple of them (Albaz and Ani), to the ipod touch. They loved listening to the music and they played one of the games. Even though they enjoyed the novelty of it, I would say that the marbles game they play and the spinning tops they use are much move interesting and sociable!
At the teachers session, I introduced then to some extension activities for quick finishers, went through Health and safety, and hygiene, talked about spotting abuse and taught them 'The Wheels on the Bus'. No doubt I will be seeing that on the bus this week!
Tomorrow I am going into one of the local schools to see the headteacher and to meet some of the children. This will be the first time I have been inside an Indian School!
At three o'clock, I was running a training session for the teachers so I had some time to get luch at the Vision Rescue kitchen. Simon, the main chef, is a wonderful cook. The children can actually tell when someone else has cooked the food other than Simon - that is how good he is! He had made some wonderful fish cooked in Indian spices. Due to finances, the fish was not de-boned but you can't have everything! As usual, there were kids playing in the street and I introduced a couple of them (Albaz and Ani), to the ipod touch. They loved listening to the music and they played one of the games. Even though they enjoyed the novelty of it, I would say that the marbles game they play and the spinning tops they use are much move interesting and sociable!
At the teachers session, I introduced then to some extension activities for quick finishers, went through Health and safety, and hygiene, talked about spotting abuse and taught them 'The Wheels on the Bus'. No doubt I will be seeing that on the bus this week!
Tomorrow I am going into one of the local schools to see the headteacher and to meet some of the children. This will be the first time I have been inside an Indian School!
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