Last night was a big thunderstorm - hail, lightning, etc. On top of that was powersharing, so the entire suburb of Pepsicola as pitch black. We live right next to the airport, so I could see the runway lights only.
The family was bored, so I gave them the quilt I made for them and spent the next hour showing them pictures of my family and Tahoe, etc. They do not get snow in Kathmandu, so they were facinated with my pictures of snowboarding, sledding, etc.
After dinner, Sophie tried on Saris. She is graduating next week, and this will be the first time she is allowed to wear a sari. I liked the salmon color one, she liked the pink one because it had sparkles. She will look stunning regardless. It was fun to see her get all dressed up.
There is a talent show at the branch this weekend, and Rick is teaching the cha-cha to one of the girls in the branch to perform as their talent. Sophi really wanted to learn too, so last night Rick and I taught Sophi and Bishi how to ballroom dance. Bishi is their cousin who lives next door. Sujana refused to try. We covered several dances... waltz, salsa, swing; they learned really quickly. Rick and I would show them, and then I would dance with Bishi... Rick with Sophi. It was so much fun. I love the family. I had every intention of being super productive and diligent in my language study and lesson prep, but there was a thunderstorm... :)
Sugandha asked me last night about what the options are in America for adults that didn't go to school (finish high-school). I explained the GED program, etc., but finally he got to his point! Their maid/cook, Goma, has no education. He has tried to encourage her to return to school, but she doesn't want to be the only teenager or young adult with a group of young kids. He said that she has worked for them for so long, and he feels that he should really encourage her. So he is going to ask her to come to my income generation class that starts today!!!! He also asked me to start helping her learn English. This makes me so happy. In Delhi, I wasn't allowed to talk to the "help"... and here Sugandha is breaking the century long tradition one person at a time. This just reinforces how great this organization is that he started... VSN that is.
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