Hello! Today was an adventure! My AM shift was in Milagros. I fed the same guy twice and he was just as giggly. It makes me laugh! I have also decided that he eats about one bite every 1-2 minutes.
At the OSSO orphanage today the therapists came to weigh and test the kids, so they say in their underwear wrapped in blankets until they were weighed in. (To get weighed in we would weigh Nik and then he would hold them while the Tias wrote down the numbers.)
After breakfast and therapy we played with sidewalk chalk. There were some drawings from the day before. Mostly outlines of all the kids bodies or their wheelchair outlines. I thought it was cute. The boy I played soccer with on my first day was drawing hearts and writing Amigos backwards all over the pavement. I think he is dyslectic..
Today one of the boys in Milagros had an ear infection and had to get a shot in his bum. Haha Nik bought him a treat for being good during his shot and he shared it with everyone.
The second oldest, (the one with the warts), was really foday too. I was in charge of feeding him his snack, and he has to walk in order to get it. He has cerebral palsy and he falls a lot and he fell onto the drawings and got pink chalk all over his clothing and hair. Then I pushed him in the swing, aka his favorite place, and he would hardly get out when it was time for lunch.
At lunch I got to attend my first general meeting. (Where we talk about the different site reports and the field trip information.) I got to call home today at lunch! It was so fun to see familiar faces!
After lunch i had an off with Nik and Heather. Heather and I went to town and visited some sweet sites. She is really adventurous. She kind of reminds me of dad.
We went to the old Cathedral, built in the 1500s. It was super pretty! It reminded me of Vatican. We also went to a free mini art museum and Hidden Door. (The souvenir shop all the volunteers love.) we also stopped at a cute coffee shop for a churro and she got an empanada.
Tonight for dinner, Heather and I made broccoli and potato soup with grilled cheese. It was so good, especially after a long day outside in the cold.
Hannah made waffles but we don’t have a waffle maker so we made them like crepes. They were probably the best thing I have ever eaten.
Life is good! 💕 Lex
Old Cathedral
Free Art Museum
Hidden Door
Churros
We miss your cute face, but happy you get to have this experience.