Maia has been to her new school for 2 days now. It is going fairly well. Some things she will have to get used to though ...
Her old school: in a nature reserve surrounded by Lake Constance, trees and birds, 14 children in total, started at 9 o'clock and always outside the first 30 minutes at least.
Her new school: in Gurgaon (about 3 million people and probably as many vehicules), 550 children in total, starts at 8 o'clock and not much time outside at all - well, it is very hot ;-)
She seems to manage quite well. I have been in the school both days all day, and she has not needed me more than a couple of times. Tomorrow she will be getting her new uniform and she wants a back pack with the school logo on it.
Last night we met Anna Andersson and her son Anders. They are just about to move to London, so they were looking for a new "home" for their driver and maid. Great! We met both and they seem very nice, speak good enough English and Anna swears they are both very reliable. I was dreading having to interview maids and drivers ... what do you look for anyway?? Well, apart from the obvious thing that they have to speak enough English so we can communicate. Problem solved. Turns out Anna needed to get rid of plants, a satelite receiver and 2 UPS - a device, which keeps whatever electronics are connected to it going during the time between a power cut and until the power back up in the house is running. Hmmm, ok, new things to learn. These breaks in the power supply can apparently damage electronic devices quite severely. Another problem solved, a problem we did not even know we had! Thank you, Anna!!! Have a great time in London :-)
Well, it did not end there - she also needed to find a new home for her plants. Ok, but we don't have an apartment yet! This is India, anything can be solved - might take time, but my impression is that there are endless possibilities (if you have money :-( ) - we asked the hotel manager, so our new plants are currently embellishing the garden in front of the hotel and will be cared for by their gardener. Fantastic!
Her old school: in a nature reserve surrounded by Lake Constance, trees and birds, 14 children in total, started at 9 o'clock and always outside the first 30 minutes at least.
Her new school: in Gurgaon (about 3 million people and probably as many vehicules), 550 children in total, starts at 8 o'clock and not much time outside at all - well, it is very hot ;-)
She seems to manage quite well. I have been in the school both days all day, and she has not needed me more than a couple of times. Tomorrow she will be getting her new uniform and she wants a back pack with the school logo on it.
Last night we met Anna Andersson and her son Anders. They are just about to move to London, so they were looking for a new "home" for their driver and maid. Great! We met both and they seem very nice, speak good enough English and Anna swears they are both very reliable. I was dreading having to interview maids and drivers ... what do you look for anyway?? Well, apart from the obvious thing that they have to speak enough English so we can communicate. Problem solved. Turns out Anna needed to get rid of plants, a satelite receiver and 2 UPS - a device, which keeps whatever electronics are connected to it going during the time between a power cut and until the power back up in the house is running. Hmmm, ok, new things to learn. These breaks in the power supply can apparently damage electronic devices quite severely. Another problem solved, a problem we did not even know we had! Thank you, Anna!!! Have a great time in London :-)
Well, it did not end there - she also needed to find a new home for her plants. Ok, but we don't have an apartment yet! This is India, anything can be solved - might take time, but my impression is that there are endless possibilities (if you have money :-( ) - we asked the hotel manager, so our new plants are currently embellishing the garden in front of the hotel and will be cared for by their gardener. Fantastic!
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