A new world.

My last blog post was July 8, 2012.

Lots has happened since:

1. Federer won Wimbledon.  That screaming crowd at Tagore 4 at Flame is one hell of a memory to keep from Institute

2. I said goodbye to The Incredibles and to Pune.  And even though it has only been three weeks, it does fell like forever ago

3. Got picked up from the railway station by someone other than the parents :P Never felt happier to see a bald, thin man with a wide smile plastered on his face :)

4. Started teaching full time!  First day at school - July 18, 2012.  The Smart Dreamers are all mine now.  All 37 of them :)  Each day is different from the others.  Yes, the sleep deprivation, if not taken care of, will give me dark circles very soon but I wake up everyday with a smile on my face (However cheesy that might sound).  Each little achievement we celebrate - getting the attendance right and finishing our lunch boxes. That's our first photo together!  Here's to the next two years!!

The day I grew up

Another Grandslam Final.

Some more butterflies in the stomach.

I think my most dramatic blogposts come out of Federer matches.

Today has been different.  I still want him to win.  I still screamed along with everyone else at the sad sight it was turning out to be.  But suddenly things were different today.  I guess, I've finally grown up.  It's been one of the more painful matches I've seen in a while.  But I can totally imagine how hyper and super tense a younger me would have been.

I don't know what the outcome of this match is going to be but I know my heart has finally accepted that the Fedex cannot always win.

I can almost hear most of my friends saying "finally" in their heads!

National Public School

The day finally came.  We got our schools in Delhi!  Even though I didn't get the area of my choice, I'm very excited.  Thankfully, Nakul (TFI fellow who's class I'm inheriting) kept a blog too.  So I've been reading about my to-be-kids the last couple of days.  Needless to say, I can't wait to get back home and to National Public School.

Everyone says that I have it easier because it's a second year intervention classroom.  But I feel this huge weight of responsibility on my head now.  To lead those 34 Smart Dreamers to higher heights!

Week 2.

And Week 2 at RN Shah is done too.

Two down. Two to go.

Reading comprehension is up next - Charlie and The Chocolate Factory!

Time is really running.  The three hours at school pass away just like that, the rest flies away in trying to figure out our plans.

Today is the first day I felt really really homesick.  Hearing mumma and papa talk about macaroni at home made me just want to get on a plane and go back. 

Soon I will be home, at a new school, with kids that will be mine for the next two years :)