ALLUMNI BOARDER ST. FRANCIS XAVIERS CONVENT

By NORMA BENNETT (MARTIN) from MUMBAI/michigan/arizona on Sep 05, 2007
IP Location 219.91.247.89

Positives:
THE COUNTY LIFE. THE WALK THROUGH THE CAJU GROVES TO A HUT WITH A WELL, TO TAKE A BATH

Negatives:
BEING AWAY FROM MY PARENTS I WAS AROUND 8 YEARS OLD.

Overall Rating:
3.0

Comments:
WE WERE THIRD CLASS BOARDERS AS WE MOVED IN A TROOP OF 4-6 I HAD SIX SIBLINGS NAD MY OLDEST BROTHER ALWAYS MANAGED TO GET OUT OF BOARDING SCHOOL. IT WAS HARD FOR AN 8YEARS OLD CHILD TO WAKE UP FOR MASS. FEND FOR HERSLEF, BUT NOW LOOKING BACK THATS WHAT MADE ME A FRIEND OF MYSELF. I LOVED MASS, THE HYMNS, THE WALKS TO THE BATH. THE CAJUS, COOL WELL WATER AND THE TRIP TO THE BOM JESUS CATHEDRAL ON THE WEEK OF THE EXPOSITION. I GOT TO TOUCH THE CASKET, LOOK AT ST. XAVIERS BODY, REMEMBER HIS BIG TOE, REMEMBER CARRYING OUR OWN CLASS ROOM BENCHES DOWN THE MOUNTAIN. I WOULD LOVE TO REVISIT TO CHECK OUT JUST HOW FAR WE WALKED. IT WAS TIRING. I THINK THE PRIEST MUST HAVE SAID 'MOGACHA CHRISTA BUNDO' LIKE A MILLION TIMES, HE WAS VERY SINCERE, HAD TEARS IN HIS EYES AND BANNERS HE UNFURLED ON CERTIAIN TOPICS. IT LASTED ABOUT 5 OR 7 DAYS, A NICE MEMORY BURRIED IN THE HISTORY OF MY LONG AND VARIED CONVENT EDUCATION IN INDIA. I HAVE RETURNED AFTER 20 YEARS FROM THE USA. WANTED TO VISIT GOA ON FIRST ARRIVING. I AM A NURSE FROM BOMBAY AND A GERIATRIC CARE SPECIALIST FROM THE USA. DONT KNOW WHERE TO START IN GOA. EVERYTHIN I HEAR SOUNDS EXCITING, HOPEFULLY I'LL GET THE TIME TO REVISIT BEFORE I GO BACK.