In the morning I finished step 34,654 on the sending out Orphan Voice's Christmas Cards project. Honestly, you would not think it would be this difficult, but it is! When people have given advise on what you need to do and how you need to be in order to succeed and stay happy here, and anywhere else you do this type of work, the number one quality they talk about is flexability. You never know what you are going to encounter, what will run out/be unavailable at the store, what you will be asked to do (or eat!) and you just need to be ready to roll with it and brainstorm a new solution.
In the afternoon, we went to the baby orphanage again. There are some really sweet little kids there! I hardly took any pictures because I was too busy holding and loving all the kids. There are twenty kids and only three care takers. Since it was just two of us visiting I felt that I should just focus on pouring as much love into them as I could while I had the chance. One of the boys (the one we nicknamed Tank) remembered me from the last visit. When we first came in I saw him doing a little bouncy dance in the middle of the floor and squatted down near him. When he saw me he gave a happy squeal and ran into my arms! My husband is going to have to keep me far away from orphanages if he does not want to be daily adding to our family!
Poor Tanky wasn't dancing anymore when it was time for me to leave. He fussed a lot when I put him down and kept falling onto me to try to get me to pick him up again. I finally had to lay him down so I could leave without him hurting himself.
That night, Elissa took me out for street food again. She is just the best!
I ate that piece of squid. Can't say it was my favorite, but I would be fine with eating it again.
Day 29
Tomorrow is a big day for the staff. We are going to Phu Ninh and some of them are presenting some anti-trafficing seminars, and some are going to the physical therapy center to see the kids and get updated photos for all their sponsors, also, the new deaf school teacher is meeting with the student's parents. The office this morning was bustling with people getting ready. I offered my help, and did assist with a few small things, but could not really do much. Therefore, I was given the rest of the morning off and took a long walk and took some fun photos.
The Han river is just so beautiful, even if it is brown.
When you are alone...it's selfie time! I'm so squinty because of the sun. Haha
In the afternoon I got to go back to Dai Loc to see the kids at the orphanage there. We made stuff with clay and did coloring/stapling paper shapes we cut out onto bigger pieces of paper. I made a snowflake by cutting folded paper and also a clay snowman, and then realized most of the kids have never seen snow. Whoops!
That is totally not a paper snowflake, it is a hat!
We are leaving at 5:45 tomorrow morning (otherwise known as dark-thirty) so I am going to sleep right now! May your days be merry and your nights restful!
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