Just noticed it's been a while since my last post and thought I'd give everyone an update.  Nothing major is going on at Kopila Valley except for the absence of one of the fellows.  John has departed from Kopila for two months in order to travel around Asia with his brother and to spend some time with his family and friends back home.  Rest assured, he will be back, which has the kids very excited.  But in the mean time we have some major gaps to fill here, most noticeably the dent in the dhal bhat is no longer as large.  Only kidding John, though we have told the aunties to make a little less.

Also, to point out a correction in my previous post, Kalpana Miss has not moved so far away that she can no longer work at Kopila Valley.  She has moved out of her home and moved in with her new husband's family but she will still be working with us, which is great news.  I was mistaken about some of the details.

In other news, I have finally caught something here that lasts for more than a day.  First it was what appeared to be ring worm.  Plenty of medicine on hand for that though, so no worries there.  But more recently it was some other kind of unidentified bug.  John's brother, Bobby, was the first to come down with it.  He was sick for a few days starting the day after Kalpana Miss's wedding.  I think he had it the worst of any of us but soon enough we began dropping like flies.  It's nothing you can't live through but whatever it is just makes you sort of uncomfortable for a while.  The first day is the worst but then it seems to stick around a little too long, sort of like a guest who has over stayed their welcome.  Actually, a bit more like an uninvited guest crashing your party which doesn't seem like a big deal at first but then they make a huge mess of the place and crash on your couch and linger til noon the next day and raid your fridge because they don't have a ride or cash.  Ya know, not the biggest of deals, but a pain in the butt.

Tutoring, tuition, whatever you want to call it, has been going quite well.  I have a pretty busy schedule now with filling in for coaching as well, which has been making the days here pass by much faster.  I can't believe it's already been over a month.  I'm afraid these last two months will go by even quicker.  Having seen others leave this place recently has made me realize just how sad my last days here are going to be.  I will not dwell on those for now, but instead I will just make the most of what I still have.  But even so, I called them "my last days here" but what I really meant was "my last days here for the time being."  I find it impossible to imagine that I would never visit again.



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