Back in Kanchipuram.

I got back into Kanchipuram yesterday. The kids made a sign saying "Welcome Back David Uncle", really cute. It is great to see them again. I also got a chance to meet the new volunteers, two "blokes" from England.

I forgot how hot it is here. It's really hot here.

Last night I gave my cell phone to the kids upstairs to play with. I often give it to them because they like playing this snake game that the cell phone has. I forgot to get it back from them last night though -- I got it this morning. Then, this afternoon, this girl Angela calls me (she's a girl that is working in Chennai that we met randomly and became friends with) and is like, what was up with all the text messages last night, and I was like, oh no. Apparently they sent nine text messages to her -- most of them were blank, but here are some of the other ones:

I.am a little boy my name is lvcky sorry

O'sorry sister .i don ntoto no the phone ndoomn

Phone privileges REVOKED.

Anyway, now that I'll be home in less than a week, I'm starting to get excited. First, I can't wait for my own bed. The beds here suck, even at the hotels. Also, I can't wait to not be unbearably hot all the time. A/C is great and I love it, but I really crave NATURAL coolness. There's something unsettling about being inside an A/C restaurant and looking out the window and seeing the hot and dusty world out there. Third, I can't wait to have a big fat cheeseburger + chili + cornbread + strawberry milkshake from St. Francis. I'm not that big of a meat eater, but my god do I miss beef.