So don't get me wrong. I love the "Hope Collective" - the daycare centre were I work, but I had a pretty upsetting moment on Friday. Around lunch time, some of the older "aftr-school" children wanted to come in- but it wasnt their time yet. Karan (staff, 24, married to Laxmi, 19 and 8.5 mths prego) started shouting at them, as he loves to do. Out of nowhere, though, he grabs a child who is eating in the 1st group, Lucy (so sweet, beautiful, shy) by the arm and drags her to the oorway and kind of shoves her against the wall all the while shouting in Hindi at both her and the 2nd group of children. Peter, Jess and I have no idea what the hell is going on because Yogen, who usually translates, isn't there. The 2nd group leaves and Lucy is bawling. I'm upset and when they come back in I am shouting at Karan. "WHy Lucy??" but of course he does not understand. Eventually he sees that I am upset that Lucy is upset, so hetakes her on the back porch nd "apologizes' to her (or so I assume) and hugs her. It is so frustrating because of a. the languag barrier and b. the fac that even if I knew the language there does not seem to be anything I can do. It's all very upsetting.
Also, as the kids begin to familirize with us, tey have become more rambuncious and violent and all we can say is
choop raoo! be quiet!
bus! stop!
gol dierya banao! get in a circle!
but our accents are lacking so they continue on until Yogen raises his voice..he's a true lifesaver.
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