To the Girls Home

Our registration came through on the Thursday and due to another girl needing to be taken to Kollegal, we decided to take the opportunity to hitch a ride with R & L and also B & V took a car for us so we could all get down here.

We arrived to a serene atmosphere of birds, sun, heat and a house that was now ours and full of own boxes. I looked at the boxes wondering where we would start but little by little mean’t that by evening we all had a bed to sleep in and a lounge to sit in. David even managed to build me a kitchen bench out of two bench seats and some bricks…. this equaled our first cup of tea in our new home. Ahhh… bliss.

We were greeted in the afternoon by many happy smiley faces of girls returning from school and our kids were quick to get out and play. The freedom of running, climbing, jumping and riding was one thing they had missed in Bangalore. There is no shortage of that here.

In the evening we joined the girls for our evening meal. It consisted of vegetarian dishes and rice, very tasty. To top it off we get a glass of freshly milked cows milk just boiled. 

It was great to spend time with our new extended family and to begin the process of learning 62 names. We are not doing too badly actually. The girls ask us every time we see them, “What’s my name Auntie?” It is so important to know the girls names and they not just be one of the girls in the girls home. The girls are lovely and crave physical affection. There is usually one or more attached to mine or the girls arms when we come anywhere near the home. It can be a little overwhelming at times, especially when it is 36 Deg. but it is one way we can give a bit of much needed love and attention.

So our first impressions of being here are that it is a double blessing. We are doing something we have wanted to do for a long time and we are also in this fantastic, slower paced life with plenty of room for the kids to go wild. We can see the stars, blue sky and smell the fresh although sometimes smokey air and we can hear the birds chirping in the trees. It is just wonderful.

Now to find how we fit in and how we can contribute. We shall ease in bit by bit.