The experience at the orphanage was quite different than I anticipated. It seemed as though they had too much help and weren't sure how to delegate various tasks. I was able to spend some time with the children and even went on a walk with them. They seemed happy and did not appear to be in need of new toys or better facilities. The majority of the time was spent doing yard work, such as pulling leaves and raking.
Towards the end of the day, I was by myself raking some leaves when I heard a knock at the window. Two kids were waving at me from inside of the house. I started thinking about how I would feel if I worked at an orphanage or in the foster care system. I first gave this some thought in the Spring after I interviewed one of my coworkers who grew up in foster care. This is something that I would like to keep as an option because I could see myself working well with this population.
We also stopped by a beautiful waterfall on the way back to the Hacienda.This trip has definitely reignited my travel bug.
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