Hey,
It's been nearly 2 months, wow! It's been a great experience and every minute has bought along different challenges and joys. Every day I still look out of my window and think "Im in the bloddy Himalaya's!!!". I wouldn't say I'm homesick, but I'm really missing a lot of things about Aus. The main thing is the cricket. I just can't wait for those stinking hot summer days where I lay on the couch all day going through 20 icy poles an hour while watching Mitchell Johnson destroy the pom's. Last summer we mowed a pitch in the backyard and we (mainly Ash and I) played cricket everyday, I remember the dirt getting so hot it burnt our feet so we had to wear thongs. Whenever I think of all that I do feel a bit of hole in my core.
On Wednesday I had a trip to hospital due to a inflamed gum, which turned out to be infected. I first notice that apart of my gum was sore monday night, I didn't do anything about it and woke up Tuesday morning with the bottom left corner of my face looking like a ballon. The swelling from my gum had caused a massive lump on my face. I told my dorm parent Mr Tim (He's a legend) and he told me to go to the health centre up at school. So I went up to school and to the health centre, they told me to come back at 10:00 o'clock to see the dentist. It was 8:00 now so I headed off to my first period, spare, and then to my second period, also a spare :) so after my second class it was 10:00 o'clock. I headed back to the health centre. They told me wait outside, and 10 mins later a man walks past and see a small signal for me to follow him, I wasn't quite sure if he really did signal for me to follow him, but I did. I followed him through the school and in to the parking lot where an ambulance was. At this point I was thinking "What is going on? I thought I was going to see the dentist at the health centre?" so I just said to him "Dentist?" and he gave me the indian head wobble which was all I needed. I hopped into the back of the ambulance and he drove me to Landour Community Hospital. We went into the waiting room where he stood in line and gave the lady some papers. I was then directed to sit in front of the dentist room. I sat there for close to 40 mins. The hospital wasn't that bad condition, it looked like they had good staff and cleaner's and it wasn't overly packed, it was horrible compared to Australian hospitals, but it's good for India and I wasn't complaining. During those 40 mins i managed to get my high score of 36 on this game called 'Swing Copters', I was pretty happy with myself.
Finally the dentist signalled for me to come in, so I sat down wondering if this dude spoke any english, the guy that transported me here had left, so I started to feel a bit out of place. Luckily he did speak fluent english so that was a big relief. He took a look at my gums and prescribed me some anti-biotics and mouthwash and that was it. I found the guy that brought me to the hospital at the vending machine and gave him the paper's for the prescription, he got the meds and drove me back to school. I missed roughly 2 hours of school and I have to go back to the hospital again next Wednesday, but my gum's are a lot better already and it should all be fine.
The monsoon is starting to end which is great! I can't wait to see the Himalayan snow peaks which had been covered up so far. There have been some great sunsets the last few days, mainly due to this thing called the winter line. Mr Alex, a dorm parent was telling me that once you see the winter line, it means it's going to get colder. The winter line in the photos is where the orange just cuts off in the middle. The camera can't catch it that well but below the line was a bed of clouds that covered Deradun, but there was a school (Mr Alex's primary school actually) that appeared to be floating above the clouds. I sat out there for 30 mins just watching the sunset, and for those 30 mins I escaped all the school work and worries and just tuned out. It was a great opportunity to just refresh my mind from all the things going on.
There's only 2 and a half more weeks of school until Activity Week. Activity Week is where all the upper years, grade 9-12's, have the week to do various activities outside of school. I'm going on the advanced hike to a place called Maldaru Lake. I don't know too much about it but I know it's a super high altitude lake and it reaches temperatures of -7 degrees Celsius most nights. I'm really looking forward too it, especially coz I have my birthday during it! Hopefully there's some really cool scenery and it challenges me physically and mentally. Cory and Isaac are both on the hike with me, aswell as 8ish other grade 11 boys. After the hike we have quarter break. I'm planning on staying in dorms and going rock climbing/hiking everyday and then go on the trip to some place the school are organising for the people who are staying in the dorms. So if I can just get through these last 2 and a half weeks of school then I can relax for pretty much all of October!
Stay well,
Lachy Wild
Finally the dentist signalled for me to come in, so I sat down wondering if this dude spoke any english, the guy that transported me here had left, so I started to feel a bit out of place. Luckily he did speak fluent english so that was a big relief. He took a look at my gums and prescribed me some anti-biotics and mouthwash and that was it. I found the guy that brought me to the hospital at the vending machine and gave him the paper's for the prescription, he got the meds and drove me back to school. I missed roughly 2 hours of school and I have to go back to the hospital again next Wednesday, but my gum's are a lot better already and it should all be fine.
The monsoon is starting to end which is great! I can't wait to see the Himalayan snow peaks which had been covered up so far. There have been some great sunsets the last few days, mainly due to this thing called the winter line. Mr Alex, a dorm parent was telling me that once you see the winter line, it means it's going to get colder. The winter line in the photos is where the orange just cuts off in the middle. The camera can't catch it that well but below the line was a bed of clouds that covered Deradun, but there was a school (Mr Alex's primary school actually) that appeared to be floating above the clouds. I sat out there for 30 mins just watching the sunset, and for those 30 mins I escaped all the school work and worries and just tuned out. It was a great opportunity to just refresh my mind from all the things going on.
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There's only 2 and a half more weeks of school until Activity Week. Activity Week is where all the upper years, grade 9-12's, have the week to do various activities outside of school. I'm going on the advanced hike to a place called Maldaru Lake. I don't know too much about it but I know it's a super high altitude lake and it reaches temperatures of -7 degrees Celsius most nights. I'm really looking forward too it, especially coz I have my birthday during it! Hopefully there's some really cool scenery and it challenges me physically and mentally. Cory and Isaac are both on the hike with me, aswell as 8ish other grade 11 boys. After the hike we have quarter break. I'm planning on staying in dorms and going rock climbing/hiking everyday and then go on the trip to some place the school are organising for the people who are staying in the dorms. So if I can just get through these last 2 and a half weeks of school then I can relax for pretty much all of October!
Stay well,
Lachy Wild
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