four week mark

Alot more kids were at school today. This made them a little harder to handle, but whatever. Everything went fine. After school I took a nap like always, then got up and had lunch like always, then read, like always. Haha. We went to Sealdah, and its still really empty because of Durga Puja. The kids were extra rowdy though, they kept running into my legs and almost knocking me down while I was trying to make the sandwiches. A woman named Mez (I really have no idea how to spell it) who volunteered in July met us there. She's from Holland and she's back in Kolkata for a month doing research. She was really nice and you tell how much she enjoyed interacting with the kids.
On the train ride home, it was really crowded and a few people gave up their seats so we could sit down. We have had especially uncomfortable looking facial expressions or something. I felt kind of guilty, but there was no arguing with them. I was forced into that seat, haha. I talked with the young woman who gave up her seat for me. She's studying film at West Bengal University. She asked what I thought of the Indian people. "Are they good or bad?" she asked. I said they are very good and that everyone is really friendly. She said "Indians are very frank." I guess she's right. It was interesting that she was so concerned about how I perceive their hospitality. Obviously that's why she gave up her seat.
Jen, Trina and I are gonna watch a movie tonight. And of course we have Sealdah bright and early tomorrow.

~m