Doke, khaande, goodagay, paayachi boate

(Head, Shoulders, Knees, Toes) We learned body parts in Marathi class on Tuesday, and I tried to fit it to song but there was way too many syllables. My Marathi teacher had no idea what I was blabbering excitedly about, but we enjoyed singing Head Shoulders Knees and Toes in Marathi.

It has been a busy week with three papers, non stop class and internship things starting. I was moved to a different organization, but I am happy to say that I'm working with BAIF- the organization we stayed with while we were visiting the tribal villages (www.baif.org.in). I'll be doing environmental education activities with secondary school children. I'll visit in a few weeks and officially start the first week of April.

As Hannah and I arrived home today at 4:40 pm, the earliest I have been home all week, I secretly hoped that she would fall asleep and we would skip meditation. Preston, our Alliance alum advisor and our go- to person for just about everything, has been hosting meditation sessions at his host dad's house. This was the first time Hannah and I went, and I ended up being glad since the person who thinks they're too busy to meditate is probably the person who needs it the most. Everyone did a "check in" with how they were feeling today, and it was a nice experience to share; Preston said he enjoyed the time he normally spent talking to us, but he also enjoyed being with us not talking.

Now after my 10 hour night of sleep and meditation session, I feel ready to go on a trip this weekend with my Environmental Perspectives class and then visit Mumbai on Wednesday for 5 days with the program.