A Long Day

Today I woke up after my first full night of sleep! (I FINALLY decided to try out the earplugs that Sara gave me) and I'm even more tired than I've been the whole time I've been here! How is that even possible? I guess my body is still adjusting.
I then had my breakfast (cereal) and rode the bus to school with Surya (my host brother). The school bus is SO crowded! Nothing like in Ashland, that's for sure! Every seat is filled, and some of the smaller kids will sit on the older kid's laps or stand! It's always loud and rowdy, which makes for a fun, bumpy ride to school!
When I got to school I went to my classroom to get ready for my first lesson- Physics. But, today ended up being a very different day...because we only had the first three classes and then all of the kids broke up into groups to practice for a competition that will be held at the school tomorrow (Saturday). There are all sorts of competitions that kids are taking part in, from answering quiz questions, to salad making! Since I didn't have a group, I spent my day with some of the girls in my class- the practice ended up taking about fifteen minutes, so for the other three or so hours we just sat in the hall and they sang some songs in Tamil. It was also VERY hot today, and so when we went outside for the assembly in the morning (every morning there is an assembly and a prayer) I was trying my hardest to stick to the little bit of shade available! And when we went to sit in the amphitheater (outside), I was lucky enough to have my teachers watching, and my Physics teacher allowed me to sit in the shade with her! I think that today I can finally say that (much later than expected) I got my first sunburn!