There and Back Again: India and Beyond

Photo by  Sushobhan Badhai  on  Unsplash I actually wrote this toward the beginning of my time in India, but neglected to post it until now; so here it is: A friend of mine wrote on his blog a while back a post that speaks of how, when it comes to abortion, we need to  treat the root causes and not just the symptoms. What he means by that is that women often have reasons for aborting their babies (such as lack of finances or lack of support from partners or family members) and those are the issues we need to focus on solving rather than simply making abortion illegal. I agree, and here is why: if we just pass a law, it will not really solve the problem; it will just cover up the symptom. In essence, it would be like only giving pain medication to someone whose appendix has burst, rather than performing an appendectomy – it is not only insane, but deadly. Now, granted, I do think laws that prohibit abortion do need to be implemented, but that should not necess...

I am sure you all have been wondering when I would write another blog entry, and I apologize for being so long in writing this – I have been quite busy and we also had some issues with the internet connection. I am officially teaching the Standard VII and VIII classes for their English, English Grammar and Computer subjects and I am assisting in the Standard I class for General Science. I am thoroughly enjoying the experience, even when my students occasionally decide to misbehave! Seriously, I never imagined that I would ever teach in a classroom setting; rather, I figured I would just teach in churches or something. But, I have been discovering that I enjoy teaching in the classroom, and who knows, perhaps I will end up teaching Bible and Religion classes at a Christian school or something. A little about my students: they are always doing something to make me laugh – it is so hard to be serious (those of you who know me well know that I laugh about everything, so I am sure you...