Antenna has arrived

Update 11-21-07
Hey folks,
Ok, New positive development! The antenna finally arrived at the school today. After some initial confusion about the cabling and the Chinese manual, we finally got it to work. A suitable location for the antenna has not yet been found, as the location where it does work is too close to the students. The teachers are worried they will try to damage it. Hopefully a favorable location will be found tomorrow, and then we shall try to send a message out from Janata.
I think we may have a few teachers who are beginning to take to the computers. Luckily one of the teachers has had some computer training, and even though at first he claimed that he had forgotten most of it, he is getting along pretty well with excel. Also the teachers who have figured some things out are helping to show the others how to operate the computers. So things are moving along. It would help of course if the electricity came on before 2:30 PM, but hey, what can you do?
Getting back into the swing of teaching has been a bit difficult after a months break, but we’re managing. We’ve had to do quite a bit of review, as the students have had a lot of time to forget what we taught them beforehand. It is starting to get fairly cold here, especially during the nights, but on the plus side the air has been very crisp and clear. For the last week or so the Annapurnas have been visible in their full majestic glory. For much of our time here clouds have obscured them.
Will hopefully send out a message from Janata tomorrow!

David