Getting to know the kids

This post isn't funny, though Megan was rather crazy today.

We went to the orphanage again today. But this time we actually got to work with some kids. We got assigned to a room since we’re going to be cycling through all of the rooms. My group got assigned to room 1. After meeting *Bob*, who we had dedicated almost an entire class period to, I was still extremely impressed with his intelligence and ability to communicate. Though he is older than most of the other kids in the room, he has little control over his limbs due to his condition. He expresses everything with his eyes, especially where he wants to go.  He's EXTREMELY inteligente. I played with him for a while, pretending to run Chelsea over with his wheelchair, which he LOVED.

I also spread myself out amongst the younger kids. I had fun with them, but I wasn’t overly attached to any particular one (well, to the extent that you can not be attached to such adorable children without families). Then we went back inside and had lunch and I ended up with *Julia* (who has legs, but they are paralyzed). I discovered how much she loves to be tickled. We would play a game where I would tickle her and then she would pull her legs up (with her hands) and I would stop with a serious expression. Then she would put them down and I would tickle her again, smiling. She thought it was the funniest thing! She loved me! Later on, she grabbed my face and kissed me on the cheek a few times. I felt terrible when we had to leave. She gave me the most reproachful look when I set her back in her playpen. I love her.

We came back to the apartment for lunch. I smoked up the whole thing making French toast. I had to eat it with our fake nutella because they don’t make syrup here!!! I was traumatized when I learned this horrific information.

We went shopping with the girls from Poda Ros (Megan, Michelle, Cortlandt, Rachel (Angela didn't go)). We went to a super cute purse vendor, but she didn’t have the purse anymore that I wanted. But she did have a beautiful satchel that I might go back and buy. I also fell in love with a bunch of shoes at a nearby magazin.

 We saw a couple walk by with an H & M bag and Megan ran after them and motioned to the bag and tried to ask them where the store was. They finally got what she was saying and told her it was at a nearby mall. She ran back to tell us excitedly. After looking like a crazy person to everyone on the street. But really. EVERYONE was staring at her.

We’re about to go to institute. I don’t feel like walking all the way to the church. Bah Humbug.