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Hi guys!

I've been in the habit of pre-writing my blogs and uploading when I felt like it. But not today. Today you get a blog entry as it comes to me. I am now reporting to you live from the Middle of Nowhere, Rajasthan.

Yesterday was pretty busy at the office. I sound so professional saying at the office; I like it. Anyway, it was pretty busy. Right now John and I are writing the annual reports. I went from reading annual reports to writing annual reports. If I start dreaming about the annual reports, we're in trouble.

Writing the reports is a bit of a challenge for three main reasons.First of all, I've only been here a week and gone on one field visit. I'm not exactly someone I would consider to be capable of writing an annual report. Second, writing is difficult because the information we need is scattered allover the place in different binders, in different offices, or some of it isn't written down at all. I have to go and hunt down a person who can tell me. Third, and most frustrating, all of the reports are in Hindi.

The good part is that writing the reports takes time, and I have a lot of time here. Although the volunteers are only expected to work five days a week, all of the other employees work Saturdays as well. I'd feel like an ass just loafing around while everyone is working. So John and I also work Saturdays. That means we have six days a week to sit in the office and work on report after report.

John and I have been getting along very well lately. It wasn't as though we didn't get along; things just got a little tense for a day and a half. But we're buddies. This weekend we're going to take a bus to Pushkar for two days. He spent three months in India two years ago, and he says it is worth the trip. The bus leaves at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday and I think we're coming back on Monday afternoon.

Alright, that's all I have for now. Govind the cook wants me to tell all in an email that he cooks good food. In the next blog I am going to introduce you to the staff here. It's all a bunch of dudes in their late 20s. Things tend to get pretty silly around here.

Love!