day two

day two started a little rocky. my apartment has some indian intricacies that i am still learning about, immensely. my apartment (and most of delhi) loses electricity at several times a day, so it takes a few minutes for my inverter to kick in. the time between energy loss and the inverter is passed with many beeps, which drove me to partial craziness last night. lack of sleep and newness was the cause for my grump. on top of that i got lost on the way to school today. figures. i found myself at the chinese embassy. hmm. that wasn;t right? people were very helpful on the street and helped me soon find my destination. nonetheless i arrived at my meeting late, and quite sweaty. the heat, again, is significant.

today we toured campus, had 'how to' and 'who to' meetings, and spent a lot of time walking around in herds. we ate lunch at school, and then i went to the middle school meeting. my schedule is quite interesting. i teach 3 classes at the middle school, in 2 different classrooms, every other day. my other two classes will be at the high school on the even days. we are on a 8 period block schedule. confusing, indeed.

most of my day i found myself choking back tears. everyone seems to really find normalcy in everything and i am not there yet. the balance between new city, new apt., and new school is overwhelming, expected of course.

after all meetings i ran into maureen, who will share spanish at the middle school and her classroom with me...i introduced her to my neighborhood, and she helped me find my way home. amazing that it took me 3 minutes to get home and about 25 to get there this morning.

i think i am going to take a nap now. rohit, rachael canter's boyfriend, is coming to pick me up at 8 for dinner and drinks. i am excited to get out of the neighborhood and see more of delhi. my neighborhood is wonderful and i am excited to explore more.

amazing how i feel very less-abled i in this situation. ion. AES makes everything so simple for us that you almost begin to feel like you aren't capable of doing things on your own. this is leading to my frustrations as well. i bet it doesn't make a whole lot of sense in writing either.

i am looking forward to meeting the regular staff, and of course, getting my access card to the commissary. i haven't even attempted to buy food yet. again, my lack of ableness feelings.

i can't even explain what a treat it is to get online and communicate. it is, at this point, my saving grace. a place to try and communicate what goes through my head everyday.

as always, hope this finds you well.
xoxo