This week has flown by! It's just been a rush of new and exciting things, and today was no different. We went to the same leper colony as before for construction, only this time we were moving 200 to 300 lb cement rings and caps to build septic tanks. It was pretty amazing. There were only four of us again, and we stacked 6 rings in a hole; one on top of the other, and put on about 8 or 9 caps to other tanks that had already been built. It was hard work, but I'm in a great group, and they make the work fun. For playtime, we did another game of soccer... it was lots of fun, and lots of sweating. I think the best part of my day though, came at family time. Tonight, more than before, I really felt like a brother to the kids in my family. Especially to Gokulraj... today he sat me down, and asked me if I'd seen Narnia before. I told him I had, and he proceeded to explain that the girl and the boy kissed in it. For those who don't know... public displays of affection are a big no-no in India, as in some people get beaten or thrown into jail. It was just cool that he wanted to tell me that. Then another guy... gave me a paper wallet thing he made with a couple little drawings of Spider-man on. And later, when I was sitting in a circle of 5 boys, I realized that I knew all of their names... that was really exciting. The only thing that depresses me is that it's already been a week, and there are only two left.
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