It’s Sunday evening here in Bangalore. Some time has passed since my last blog post, but everything is good. It has been busy, but not too busy. It has been rainy, not not too rainy. I have had a lazy day, but not too lazy. You might think that everything is just right, and yes it pretty well is.
Except, one day last week I dropped my iPhone on the kitchen floor. This was not its first drop. I believe that perhaps because it was a gift from my sister-in-law, I failed to care for it properly. Long story short, as it fell on the tiled floor it made a sound I had never heard before, it landed in a position I had never seen before, and it was in two pieces, screen plus the rest of it. Miraculously it still worked, though quite fuzzily. What to do?
I didn’t have much choice. I need the phone for work, as I am often mobile when reception or the head of school needs to speak to me, plus the hotspot the phone provides is my link with home in Canada as well as friends and family throughout the world. It was 7:30 p.m.
I googled “where to buy a mobile phone in Sahakar Nagar” and almost immediately discovered Sangeetha- which according to Google Maps, is just 170 metres from my apartment building. I am not a big fan of shopping; however, I have to say that the staff at Sangeetha were helpful, knowledgeable, and extremely patient, especially when I had to look up my passwords on our iPad, when my cash card didn’t work, and when I had to run across the street to a bank for cash.
By 9 p.m. I was home with my new purchase. Believe it or not this was the first tool of technology that I have ever purchased on my own, it was my first ever new phone, and it works in India. I am grateful!
Another exciting piece of technology came my way this week. I was able to pick up a Jio personal hotspot, which will give me twice as much data in a day as my phone hotspot. It will come in handy when my husband comes to stay for several months. His arrival date is 15 November, so I am counting those days...
After spending the ten day Dusshera break here in Bangalore, I have decided to take the five day Diwali break to visit my friend, Lena in Sri Lanka. On Tuesday evening this week I will be off to the airport for a quick flight to the island country, formerly Ceylon. I am quite looking forward to our visit and hoping that my visa is approved on time.
Yesterday was a working Saturday at school and one of our Special Education teachers presented three workshops for her Arts Based Therspy course. Fortunately I was able to participate in two of the sessions- storytelling circle and drum circle. Both were excellent, energizing, and just what I needed to help get in touch with the creative side of my brain. All in all, a great opportunity to grow.
I am swimming a lot, and really appreciating being in the water. The pool where I swim is very close the the school (actually right on the way), so I can leave the flat at 5:30 am, swim for an hour, and still arrive at work in time to check the emails and calendar, and to greet the early arriving children. After that, everyday is different, but not too different, challenging, but not too challenging, and enjoyable (can it ever be too enjoyable?). I guess you could say, everything is just right, and so it goes...
Until next time,
Bee Rich ❤️
PS Tried to post this on Sunday but was not successful. Just finished two days of work, including an amazing Indian Cultural Day, and now waiting to board a flight to Sri Lanka. I am tired but the anticipation of a new country has me looking forward to the next four days. Happy Diwali to India 🇮🇳!
