Shannon is thriving in dorm life. Her room is the site of frequent mass sleepovers and the dorm is a lively place full of screaming, giggling middle school girls.
Left to her own devices and with the occassional gentle prodding of her dormparent she is managing to get to meals, classes and other activities in a timely fashion AND to pass room inspection!
Unbeknownst to me, Shannon joined the volleyball team and has become a major player and scorer. She is very modest about her new found talent. I only became aware that she was playing at all through her classmates! This weekend she travels to a rival school for a tournament. With no girls' soccer offered here she is happy to have found this alternative sport.
Academically, she is finding KIS challenging, but not impossible. She is enjoying studying Tamil but struggling with the periodic table in Science. She is looking forward to Field Trip Week in September when her class will visit a Tibetan refugee settlement and study Tibetan culture firsthand.
She and I usually go out for lunch on weekends and I often see her when I am at the school for yoga and other activities. We are in contact by phone several nights per week too. Conversations tend to revolve around requests for snack foods and spending money!
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Hi Lora,
This is Katherine Rose from Bradford. Ann Peck visited Grace United Methodist Church this morning and spoke on India. What an amazing thing you are all doing. It must be thrilling as well as challenging.
Please tell Shannon everyone at the Boys & Girls Club says "HI"! It is great to see her playing volleyball. We did that for our summer program this year. When you both get back maybe she can teach us some techniques. :)
Take care and God Bless.
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