Box of Food

This is a rather large box of food.  I missed a couple of days of work - feeling under the weather.  When someone is sick the staff gets together and visits.  All at once, led by the administration and the staff secretary.  They put money in and buy food.  To make you healthy.  There was also a bag of fruit.  Enough bananas for a chimpanzee.  I will use them all in my great banana bread in the rice cooker with buckwheat flour recipe.  

There are a lot of biscuits and fruit cake in here, along with boxes of Amul milk. :) 

When my colleague Chimi Pem was in hospital I visited prior to the school visit.  Her brother is a teacher at another school and his entire staff dropped by.  She had TB so was in the isolation room on the women's ward.  Nevertheless I counted 13 people in her room at once.  Our staff visited another day.  I get the sense that when you are in hospital family stays with you as much as possible.  I know when students are sick, other students and teachers go often.  Usually someone sleeps over with you.  They also have to bring your food. 

I was nervous to have everyone come into my house, actually bedroom  as it is the sitting room for many Bhutanese.  I cleaned house before they arrived.  It turned out to be fine while they were here, bringing their good wishes and saying how much they miss me.  Very touching.