Betsy Dailey and children, Grace and Jacob, arrived in Kodai on July 4th for a one month visit. Betsy, founder of the creche project, is the Betsy of The Betsy Elizabeth Trust, the non-governmental organization which oversees the creches. Better known as "Ama" (mother) to those who know and love her from her many years in Kodai, Betsy visited all the creches and together we did a teacher training which included cough etiquette, handwashing, and playground safety. Betsy proved an invaluable resource to me during her visit, picking up where Ann had left off, introducing me to more people, educating me about Indian culture and customs and the Tamil language, and keeping me well fed with blueberry pancakes, spaghetti and newly discovered Indian sweets. Midway through the Daileys' visit, Shannon started boarding at school. It was especially nice to have them around during that transition. In addition they left me lots of good stuff like Time and Newsweek magazines and Hershey chocolate!!!
Thanks Betsy, Grace and Jacob! I miss you!
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