Church Building
Casas and Cunas Building
Hello all! Today was crazy! So my first shift was in Milagros. We helped the kids eat breakfast and we dressed two for church. After that we got about 10 min. to change and get ourselves ready for church.
We took a taxi bus to la inglesia and it was like 15 min. away. The chapel was a separate building from the entrance, and the sacrament meeting as in Spanish. One of the boys from Milagros got to help pass the sacrament. It was really cool to watch.
I sat by the little girl who peeshed on the playground yesterday and she was quite the distraction.
After church we went back to the same Casas and helped with papilla. (Snack) We also fed them lunch. I got to help the oldest and slowest inhabitant of the orphanage. He took 45 min. and then some. He was in a really good mood today and he kept laughing and smiling at me. He would also make little clicking noises with his mouth when he was ready for his next bite. The best is when he would make kissy noises at me in between bites. Apparently he doesn’t usually do that and Heather was teasing him about flirting with me. Haha too bad he is like 25…😁😉
Another dweller of Milagros who is the second oldest (22) has about a million warts on his hands. Today during washing before lunch two fell off into the water and Heather and I were doing all we could to keep from vomiting.
My second shift was at Casas. It was crazy and I never want to go back. The kids are all 2-12ish and they all speak only Spanish. Lucky for me Nicole was working with me and she is one of the best Spanish speaking volunteers here. (Around 4 people here are fluent in Spanish, and a few more understand and know a majority of phrases.)
We attempted to show a movie in Casas but the kids only sat for like half an hour. The rest of the time was spent screaming and fighting over books and hitting each other. I got home and was so tired.
Let let it be known that Amber is a life saver and we had a great chat after shift today where she pretty much watched me lose it over my experience at Casas. I never want to go back!! I will probably get over it because I understand that the kids aren’t growing up in ideal circumstance and they lack disipline. For now though, I pray to never be scheduled there again. 😭😞
On a brighter note we had potatoes for dinner and I felt like I was in Idaho again. I discovered we truly do have the best potatoes. Also the ketchup here is discusting. Anyways…I am still enjoying my time spent with my fellow volunteers and I am definitely going to grow thanks to this experience. Hugs and kisses from Cuenca! ❤️