Today at Sealdah, the drumming continued. The station was absolutely packed with Durga Puja travellers. (Think about how unusually busy airports get during winter and spring break times, and apply that concept to India). There were more kids today than there have been. Sipa, a girl who helps out distributing food, hadn't been there in awhile. She was there today and I asked her where she'd been and she said in her village. I don't know why she's back already when Durga Puja doesn't officially start until tomorrow, but lots of kids are in the same boat. Alot of the kids were wearing new clothes today. They'll probably wear that outfit until Durga Puja next year. We played with the kids for a long time today. We handed out soap and shampoo and some of the kids would take it and put it somewhere and come back and ask for more. A few of the little girls got really angry at me when I wouldn't give them more. They were yelling at me and stomping their feet. One minute they're the sweetest little things and the next they're having fits. I was not amused.
Tomorrow I'm meeting Mithi, an Indian girl who a previous volunteer gave me the contact for, in Kolkata. We're gonna look at the Durga Puja stuff and maybe go to New Market. Tomorrow night the girls from school are taking us around Khardah to see the DP stuff. Tuesday I will go into Kolkata with the other volunteers, and Tuesday night the boys from school will take us around Khardah. On Wednesday we're taking a cab into Kolkata to see all the DP stuff. The internet cafe will be close for DP, so idk when I'll write again.

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