I sent my second circular home yesterday, and got a fax back! It's made my day... and guess what? The bank in Ramnad doesn't cash traveller's cheques! Bloody marvellous. Now we have to go up to Madurai whenever we want any money! Three hours on a crowded bus just to go to the bank!

The teaching situation is worsening by the second. I think the Headmistress at the Schwartz Matriculation school wants us to teach from the syllabus for the exams! We're dropped right in it. At St. Andrew's we're starting tonight with a group of the boarders at six o'clock. I'm not looking forward to it at all! We're going to have to explain to the kids that we're not qualified, as the teachers don't seem to get it.

Maybe simply being English is qualification enough. Maybe it'll work out. Yet again, the boys' school looks like the best bet, we've actually been introduced to some of the kids, talked to them and they are so incredibly interested! I have never been able to comprehend this kind of attention. We are starting on Monday for an hour each evening. It's a quarter to six now, so wish me luck!