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A bit of a sad post today.
First, I have been going to the orphanage. I'm having such a blast playing with the kids. It breaks my heart though. I know they are well cared for and loved there, but seeing their sleeping quarters, and hearing that when they don't get enough donations the kids only eat once a day just pulls at your heartstrings. But through it all, they keep smiling and laughing--they are some of the funniest kids I've ever met. There is one little girl, Matu, who just walks around scrunching up her little face, smiling and laughing. Marjon always patiently makes sure I understand the French, and Gombila has the most contagious laugh. I'm finally really enjoying my work.
In other sad news, one of my good friends is very sick with malaria. While I had heard stories, I had never seen ust how bad it could get. She has such a bad rash that she cannot wear clothing and she can't sleep. I've enver been around someone that sick and it was scary. Her mother is a bit crazy, and no one else in the family cares enough to help her (funny though, how they'd all be her best friends if she stumbled on a fortune). I'm hoping she feels better today, but it's so hard to see, knowing that there is very little I can do to help :( I'm hoping she gets better soon because she is my age and has a 4 year old daughter.
That's all for now...
First, I have been going to the orphanage. I'm having such a blast playing with the kids. It breaks my heart though. I know they are well cared for and loved there, but seeing their sleeping quarters, and hearing that when they don't get enough donations the kids only eat once a day just pulls at your heartstrings. But through it all, they keep smiling and laughing--they are some of the funniest kids I've ever met. There is one little girl, Matu, who just walks around scrunching up her little face, smiling and laughing. Marjon always patiently makes sure I understand the French, and Gombila has the most contagious laugh. I'm finally really enjoying my work.
In other sad news, one of my good friends is very sick with malaria. While I had heard stories, I had never seen ust how bad it could get. She has such a bad rash that she cannot wear clothing and she can't sleep. I've enver been around someone that sick and it was scary. Her mother is a bit crazy, and no one else in the family cares enough to help her (funny though, how they'd all be her best friends if she stumbled on a fortune). I'm hoping she feels better today, but it's so hard to see, knowing that there is very little I can do to help :( I'm hoping she gets better soon because she is my age and has a 4 year old daughter.
That's all for now...