Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Day 6 in India was another fun, pleasant day, if not entirely productive. We hadn’t managed to make many plans for the day, so we woke up a little late (especially Tejank) and then went to the school to say goodbye and thank everyone there, joining them in the faculty room talk for a bit. After a while each of the team made a short, unplanned speech to express our gratitude and say a proper goodbye. Then a few of the teachers did the same, followed by Mr. Asrar. When we had all spoken and we’d all said goodbye, we went back to Sam’s mother’s house to prepare for the cricket game in the afternoon. Since we had so much time, Tejank and I started on the 526, which is the next pile of paperwork we have to get through for EWB nationals. Sarah’s family came to take us and some of Humsa’s friends to the cricket match with the school. When we got to the field, there were lots of kids and teachers excited to see us, so we took a little while to get started. Tejank, Josh, and I were all playing our first game, but Josh batted very well, getting a six and four (don’t worry. I didn’t know what that meant either until yesterday). Tejank got himself out so fast, I didn’t see what happened, but I’m sure he’ll edit this part out of the blog when we post it. I did a little better, but not by much. I hit it a couple times, and I think I made a run, but I’m still not entirely sure how the counting works. When it was our turn to field, the first two batters went 4 overs without an out and eventually had to stop and let someone else have a turn. Basically, the children were creaming us. However, I suppose the fielding got better as the inning went on (there were some pretty impressive catches), because we won by about 10 runs. All in all, it was a pretty good game, and when we were done there was no love lost on either side. Afterward, Shanzay showed us the indoor sports facility, and some kids who were playing badminton invited us to join them. We took turns playing, and I got to try out some Hindi phrases on the kids while on the sidelines. On the way back, Sam’s motorcycle broke down and Humza had to fix it and ride it instead while Sam got a rickshaw. However, we all got back eventually, hung out, had a bit of a Hindi learning session, and ate dinner. It’s our last night in Rampur, so I’m glad we got a lot of time together, but everyone’s left now, and I think I’m about ready to go to bed.

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    1. Michelle, great blog. You are right about TJ. He was out on the first ball he played. Your cricket game score was 2 runs. I am surprised you did not mention my heroic "not out" inning with 16 runs and superb fielder placement to get the other team out in 8 overs.

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    2. Correction. Shanzay is actually my brother-in-law Shahzeb (my sister Sarah's husband). I like Shazay better and would suggest him to adaapt that as his nick name.

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