One of my third standard students, Afrah, lives near U. C. College, and is the only other member of the Christava Mahilalayam community to share my bus stop. During my first week of teaching, Afrah invited me in for tea after school. I met her mother, father, and five-year-old brother, who welcomed me with smiles, delicious food, and the much needed feeling of family. Having both standard Malayalee hospitality and a knowledge of living abroad (Afrah’s father lived in England for six years), Sajitha and Sherif extended an open invitation to visit whenever I felt lonely, bored, or hungry. I have gratefully taken them up on their offer . . .
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