I've made it through my first Easter in India. I thought I should tell you guys about how Easter is celebrated here. In India, or Chennai specifically, the major religions aren't Christianity. Most people you meet are Hindu, then Muslim, Christians aren't necessarily rare, but they definitely aren't common. So when Good Friday rolled around, I found that my few Christian friends had church almost all day! Good Friday is certainly considered bigger than actual Easter. I received "Happy Good Friday" text messages throughout the day. It was interesting for me. So, Sunday I went to church for my Easter service! It was a great service as there were two parts to the sermon, The Cross, and The Resurrection. Then we all took part in communion. It was wonderful. So now that you know what I did for Easter. Let me fill you in on the rest of my break. I got out of school Wednesday. I'm officially out of 10th grade and if all goes as planned, will be graduating next year! I only have a week off because of "bridge coursing", or an introduction to the next grade. The Wednesday I got out, my two closest friends right now, Ila and Rasika, stayed the night and went home the next day. After they left I went over to Tom and Cherie's to spend a day out running errands with Cherie. Thursday I met a few friends from church for a day at the new Phoenix Mall, this trip was fantastic. Our pastor and his wife are adopting a little Nepali girl named Prasantsa (I think that's how you spell it) and I absolutely fell in love with her. She's so sweet and adorable! On Friday I didn't do much, but Saturday I had a parent teacher meeting at school! It went well!!(: I definitely did better on my exams this time. Sunday before church we went to a nice hotel, the Taj Vivanta, and had some food that mom loved, turns out I really don't like expensive food. Hahah. I know, strange. Then after church we had ice cream from Movenpick. It was a great day. Now it's Monday and I'm doing nothing, Ill give Dynamo a bath in a little bit and then maybe paint his toes! Tomorrow I'm going to an amusement park, Queensland, with some friends from school and our favorite teacher Pria ma'am! Ill write later! Hope everyone had a Happy Easter! Sending love!!!(:
