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Hello!
So the last couple of days have been somewhat lonley. Mia has a dose of the old 'Delhi belly' so I have been keeping myself occupied.
I went to work with the street kids yesterday on my own for the morning, I took the metro there with Frankessca and then went back on my own at lunch time, it seems quite safe as there is a ladies only carriage so you don't get stared at as much and it smells nicer! It is quite hard to keep the children entertained, I looked after our 2 boys; Alok and Puran, They are very sweet but i sense they take the mickey out of me and plot things, obviously I haven't a clue as to what they are saying! So we have been teaching them maths and English, and everytime they do a maths question we have to check it and i'm sat there adding up on my fingers! shocking!But we are getting by, Mia ventured out last night and we went to a stationary shop and bought them some activity books, snakes and ladders and some pens, came to 360 rupees which is around 3 pounds. Not bad as they are massive books so will take them a while to go through them.
I had lunch at hotel near ours which was nice, chicken byriani, very yummy! I'm still trying to get used to how dirty everything is, my feet a constantly black with dirt and my nails are filthy!! I have gone through so many baby wipes its unreal. Delhi is still very stressful, I thought it would get better with time but i'm sure its getting worse, i get back from the main bazar and i'm in a bad mood!
Today I have bought a cheap phone as my retro nokia 3310 is too old for india and doesn't work! So with some help from some friendly Indian's i got a new phone and a sim card. I also finally found somewhere were I can have a decent cup of coffee. Even though I have only been away for a week coffee is one of the things I am really missing!
So it is almost 15.00 here and I have the afternoon to do something, hopefully I can persuade Mia to come out of the room for dinner (she can't be that ill, as I was leaving she was ordering a dominos!! haha) So I think I am going to go and have a foot massage for 3 pounds and then do some shopping, I have no idea how I am going to fit all these extra clothes in my luggage!
Will write more soon
Lots of Love
Ellie xxxxxxx
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Katie Brilliant to hear how you are doing! How long are you in Dehli for? Have you been to the big mosque or the Red Fort? I remember it being very peacful in both compared with the hustle bustle. Just send a large parcel home with all the new clothes and presents for me!