Dear friends,
I had two blogs written out in my journal and then I left the journal back in Nolunna. Next weekend, if I get into town again, I will plan on spending time on the Internet and give you a full report.
I am very happy here. Nolunna is a great place for me to study Hindi. It is situated between the Ganges and the road up to the mouth of the Ganges. The Ganges is narrow here but it is dropping rapidly with great force and the sound of the river is constantly in my ears. The principal sound is the rush of water but underneath that, if you listen carefully, in the booming of rocks hitting against each other.
The monsoon has arrived here and the first few days were very damp and gloomy, but ever since we have had at least a little bit of sun everyday, although it has continued to rain from time to time.
I have two hours of instruction a day plus an hour of conversation. All the staff are helpful so I have a lot of chances to try Hindi outside the scheduled times. Nolunna is like a small village of about 10 people. The number varies from time to time. The food is great. It is very simple. We have a grain porridge of some sort for breakfast. For lunch we have rice, flat bread, dal (different kinds each day -- either lentil-like or bean-like), and a vegetable. Supper is the same as lunch except we have no rice and usually have a sweet pudding of either semolina or rice. In addition to the usual vegetables we have had delicious ferns and mushrooms.
My fellow student is now waiting for me, but I might get a chance to write more later today. If not, next weekend if there are no landslides or other blockages of the road.
Luke
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I am curious as to where you school is, how you found it, what kind of instruction they give, what books they use, and what your opinion of their teaching style is. I see that you have not been posting much, and I am not sure if you want to field questions about service quality first thing when you come out of the wilderness, but I would appreciate hearing more about the quality of your learning experience as they facilitate it. Thanks!
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