Yesterday I was sick so I didn't go to Sealdah and really didn't do anything at all except work on college app essays. This morning I skipped Sealdah again because I wasn't sure how I'd feel, but when I did get up I was much better! I chilled around the flat for most of the day, working on app essays again. At four, Ellenoor and I went to play football with the kids from school. Arati, Prativa and Animesh played, as well as a few of Arati's friends (whose names I forget but couldn't spell anyways) and a few boys who were hanging out at the field. It was really fun, and we're gonna play again tomorrow, hopefully with more kids from school. The kids are endlessly amused that I turn pink when I run around for awhile. They all have those beautiful dark complexions, so I guess I look really unnatural to them. Some of the older guys that played were really good and they put my defense skills to shame. They were all really nice though. One of them heard me telling Arati that he was too good for me to keep up with. I don't think he quite understood what I was saying, because he apologized. We didn't keep track of the score, and the teams were shifting alot, so we just stopped playing when it started to get dark. (It gets dark early here) We walked around the neighborhood to cool off, and a huge group of little boys ran up to say hi to Ellenoor and me and ask us where we are from. Its like we have celebrity status here; people are always coming up to see what the deal is.

~m