Day 16

Friday

It was quite a full day as well... fun but exhausting. Got up and went to the market to help Iris shop for produce. We get all of our fruits & veggies there pretty much and a few other little things as well. We wandered around a bit and it was pretty fun. I got a little bread and it was delicious! I was willing to risk it for some bread.

The meat section is very.... well, animal-like. Definitely saw all the parts of a cow you can imagine... including the brain. I have dissected just about everything imaginable but seeing animal parts sit out like that was enough to take away any desire to eat that I had while I was there.

A really cool part was the acorn squash...or whatever squash it was. It is absolutely HUGE here and was bigger than a pumpkin. They actually cut sections and weigh them out and sell it that way.... it's that big! Unbelievable. Definitely got some pics of that. So the market was a fun little visit.

After getting home, we relaxed a bit and Ester and I were going to cook again but realized we didn't have time. Most of everyone went to Wallyball but a few of us helped take care of the kids at the Hogares del Amor (homes of love)--the baby orphanage and another one for a little bit older kids-- and we watched them while the "tías" (the aunts or caregivers at the orphanages) got to go to some party to celebrate the anniversary of the orphanages. Charlotte, Emily & I had kids from about 3-12 years old. 14 of them. Needless to say, we all agreed not to have 14 children and certainly not all of the same age range. haha We were there as they finished dinner, got into pajamas & brushed their teeth, watched a short video and then got into bed. I took care of these two little boys Edgar & Miguel who were each about 3 years old and just precious! Miguel was actually just transferred over from the baby orphanage because his sister is at this one. They wanted to sit in my lap and help them change into pajamas and carry them upstairs (at the same time). They even went to bed for me without too much trouble! However, some of the older boys and girls too, were too excited to get to bed. We spent quite a while getting them to bed and I was ready to pass out when they came to pick us up at about 9:15. It was fun taking care of them though and I'd love to go back and see them again!

Saturday's entry will be full of excitement because we took our trip to the jungle that day! Sunday almost equally so because of the fútbol (soccer) game we went to. Needless to say, it was a full weekend! More updates to come!