Today was a great day! Our goal was to try and play with some of the more shy children who don't get as much attention as the others do. I did this, and it absolutely amazes me to see those children who are more shy come out of their boxes and shine. It is really cool to see! For this reason, Gutmann and I took a couple kids on a bike ride out of the orphanage today. We went to a little shop on the side of the road, which was like their candy store. They picked out a few pieces of candy each, and their faces showed how happy they were to feel special at that moment. I loved it! I also loved the nice breeze that was in the air on the bike ride, because it is nothing but hot here! Would do this everyday if I could.
The little things we consider to be a part of life, are the bigger and harder things to accomplish here. For the children it is a simple thing we do everyday at home, brushing your teeth. Brushing your teeth seems to be a foregin concept to them. Ha! So, today during bath time, Lisa-Marie and I handed out toothbrushes to the kids and gave them each a squirt of toothpaste. We showed them what to do and then let them brush themselves. Hilarious! Our over exaggerating examples of how to brush,spit, and rinse is pretty catchy, and they all seemed to want to repeat the steps five times. LM and I did not care though, because it worked!! Let's just hope they can continue to brush when we leave so they can have beautiful teeth.
At our lunch break we took Bon Lou, a selfless, respectful, and smart thirteen year old swimming with us. So cute! He absolutely loved swimming and I swear his face had to hurt at the end of the day, because he smiled the whole time. This boy takes care of everyone before himself and he is the only one in his family at the orphanage. It is so sweet, but all I want him to do is live how a thirteen year old should live. He never has time for fun. He goes to school and he comes home to work. I hate seeing that.Ugh!'
Overall today has been a great day! I am very sweaty and very happy. Now I am going to take a nice long shower!
Love
Anna
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