Indian's are very logical, rational beings. Indeed, every decision will be thought through, no matter how insignificant. Even such issues as what to do with a spare 18 year old volunteer from the west, a scrawny, white lad with a decent aptitude for science and maths. As I said, much thought, much rationality and a strong application of logic.

Western Volunteer: "So is there any chance of regular work for me in the school?"
Headteacher: "Yes, Mr. Edmund you should be able to help with the basketball."

Edmund Stoer, 18, Loyola School's new basketball teacher.
I'm not even joking, I'm not even sure if it's funny. I've never played a proper game of basketball in my life let alone acquired enough knowledge to teach the game. Thankfully, no one cares about basketball in this school so my sheer incompetence shouldn't be noticed.

I've had one lesson so far because of the weekend and a national holiday on monday but during that lesson i taught nothing, i just let some 13 year old boys run about with a basketball. There were awful, there was one good player on each team and they scored all the points. Some of them even ran with the ball without bouncing it.

How though? How do you not know that in basketball you're meant to bounce the ball as you run?
That's what i thought in my head anyway, i like the kids though, they respect me cos im white. They actually stopped when i said "Stop, what are you doing?", as i berated one child who clearly wasn't taking the game seriously. They listened up good, maybe they'd forgotten that India had been independent for 50 years and didn't need to listen to the British anymore. But unfortunately they can't speak or understand english. One could say there is a language barrier but in this case the "barrier" is more like the Himalayan mountain range.

But yes, India gets more bizarre by the week. Whether i'm waking up to a beautiful warm text message from Cormac Griffin, watching the pigs scuttle round the sewers or indulging in some sweet bunce (cheap tasty bread) for a mere 8 rupees a pop. i'm quite enjoying india's surprises.

Thanks for reading.x