Report of 25 Mar 2007
Hello from dark Chennai -
It is 26 March, actually, and today, the exams are over for Naren. He is partying w/ his friends as we speak. We will know the results in mid-May.
My patient this week was also Naren. He caught a virus and sneezed up a storm. Now I know how professional athletes' handlers feel: we had to get this kid to exam condition pronto! So some antihistamines (from the U.S. - I am so a U.S.-medicine snob) and tea w/ honey set the boy right, praise be.
Navin started his exams last week, but they are school exams and thus not the whole family endeavor that Board exams are. They still need a ton of work as they are rigorous, but nowhere near the quantity that Boards do. Naren studied for about 10-11 hours a day; the Principal had recommended 14 hours, but I wasn't having any of that. Neither was Naren.
I stayed clear of the veg market as I was on crutches, and so the men went diligently. The fruit man is raising a kitten and it is a tiny thing, a big draw for Navin.
We wound up tutoring for the year w/ a little party. The Cassidy family from Brecksville, Ohio, had sent us some used school supplies and there were some excellent calculators in there which we dished out, along w/ some teeny stuffed animals given by my sister-in-law, Diane. Our students have very few toys, if any, and these goodie bags were welcomed. We are rather privileged in our generous friends and relatives.
Unw -
R
It is 26 March, actually, and today, the exams are over for Naren. He is partying w/ his friends as we speak. We will know the results in mid-May.
My patient this week was also Naren. He caught a virus and sneezed up a storm. Now I know how professional athletes' handlers feel: we had to get this kid to exam condition pronto! So some antihistamines (from the U.S. - I am so a U.S.-medicine snob) and tea w/ honey set the boy right, praise be.
Navin started his exams last week, but they are school exams and thus not the whole family endeavor that Board exams are. They still need a ton of work as they are rigorous, but nowhere near the quantity that Boards do. Naren studied for about 10-11 hours a day; the Principal had recommended 14 hours, but I wasn't having any of that. Neither was Naren.
I stayed clear of the veg market as I was on crutches, and so the men went diligently. The fruit man is raising a kitten and it is a tiny thing, a big draw for Navin.
We wound up tutoring for the year w/ a little party. The Cassidy family from Brecksville, Ohio, had sent us some used school supplies and there were some excellent calculators in there which we dished out, along w/ some teeny stuffed animals given by my sister-in-law, Diane. Our students have very few toys, if any, and these goodie bags were welcomed. We are rather privileged in our generous friends and relatives.
Unw -
R
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