The team made it out into town on our first "auto" ride to shop for our new clothing so we could teach in proper attire. The form of transportation called auto is an automatic rickshaw. It's like a semi-enclosed moped used like a taxi service. Patty, Risa, & Tiffany rode together (tight squeeze by the way) and Harry & Nick rode in another. It was a 15-20 minute ride weaving in and through traffic. Loud honking noises, smelly exhaust & trash piled everywhere, there are wild dogs, pigs, chickens, & water buffalo roam freely.
The shops we entered were small but had many floors (3 or more). Each floor had its own specialty: top, top liners, pants, & dupattas (scarves). It was fun mix-matching all the different patterns. We stopped at IDP (Idly Dosas People) for lunch and we ate dosas which are large crepe/pancake-like filled with spices, potatoes, onions, and such along with three dipping sauces. We also had idly which is a fermented rice cake. For dessert we had a chocolate dosa! Deliciousness :)
We went off to the college and had a pronunciation meeting with the students, but first we first had a worship session: guys on one side ladies on the other. We did exercises pronouncing the z, v, w, f, and th sounds which are difficult for the Indian tongue. We start our first sit-in at the classrooms tomorrow now that the while group has arrived. Monday & Tuesday we will observe the classroom setting & on Wednesday we take over teaching the students their English lessons. We will break up in to pairs and be on our own.
Please pray that we teach them well and be slow in speech so that they will grasp our lesson. Thank you to all who are praying for us. Please pray for Adam & Caroline, that they would adjust quickly to the time difference and not suffer much jet lag.
The shops we entered were small but had many floors (3 or more). Each floor had its own specialty: top, top liners, pants, & dupattas (scarves). It was fun mix-matching all the different patterns. We stopped at IDP (Idly Dosas People) for lunch and we ate dosas which are large crepe/pancake-like filled with spices, potatoes, onions, and such along with three dipping sauces. We also had idly which is a fermented rice cake. For dessert we had a chocolate dosa! Deliciousness :)
We went off to the college and had a pronunciation meeting with the students, but first we first had a worship session: guys on one side ladies on the other. We did exercises pronouncing the z, v, w, f, and th sounds which are difficult for the Indian tongue. We start our first sit-in at the classrooms tomorrow now that the while group has arrived. Monday & Tuesday we will observe the classroom setting & on Wednesday we take over teaching the students their English lessons. We will break up in to pairs and be on our own.
Please pray that we teach them well and be slow in speech so that they will grasp our lesson. Thank you to all who are praying for us. Please pray for Adam & Caroline, that they would adjust quickly to the time difference and not suffer much jet lag.
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