Saturday, December 31, 2011

Buchanan Institution: My Daily Schedule


The Mess Hall for BI Boarding

YAV Retreat #1 in September


During the last weekend of September we had our first retreat in the town of Kottayam. It is only about 4 km from my home in Pallom. We had awesome Bible Studies, an important meeting with some officials at CMS College, A great session that helped us develop some new language training skills, and lots of free time.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Buchanan School: First Impressions


I received my teaching time table on Monday September 26, 2011 which includes 4 periods of teaching each day and a few periods of rest in between.  I approached my first class with tons of excitement. Grades are called “standards” in the school system here. My first class was Standard 5 class B. I began my lesson with gusto and introduced myself quickly.