I am now on my own. It was much harder than expected. Watching the group that has become like family this past semester board the bus together with out me was emotional even for me who is not prone to shedding tears.
The following days were quiet but I kept busy packing up my things and heading to the Selvaraj household for Christmas.
The Selvaraj’s invited all 70 of the Bondavi girls over to their home for a Christmas celebration that started out with games,
Then a meal,
And last but not least ended by giving a gift to every girl. These gifts were prepared by myself and my new best friend Vilecrout, a woman from Germany that has come to volunteer her time teaching the girls some traditionally German crafts.
I consider her my new best friend because it has been really nice to have another “foreigner” with me so that I am not so alone in the constant feeling of being somewhat out of place. Not to mention making 70 gifts is a rather time consuming process and it was great to have her
next to me to chat with.
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