Charlotte and Puja, walking to school. There are schools EVERYWHERE here. The kids at the orphanage are in "private" schools, so they all where uniforms. Of the 11 kids, they go to 3 separate schools, but it seems like most schools go from kindergarden to 12. It's different here because most of the kids aren't in a grade based on their age, but rather, their abilities (ie. when they started school). For example, the youngest girl is 8 years old, but she is in the equivilant of our kindergarden. She is the only one that doesn't speak English. Most of the kids can speak it (albiet brokenly) but are getting better by the day. Yesterday the kids got their exams back and Charlotte and I were surprised by how many of the kids failed certain subjects. We were also shocked that the owners of the orphanage scolded (by yelling) the kids who did poorly, when we haven't seen them help them with their homework once (even the little 5 year old!)
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