For those of you who do not speak Spanish, or do not use Google Translate, This was my first day volunteering at Westfalia. We arrived at 9:30 am to discover Tia Sara ("Aunt Sara") the psychologist was in Lima today with some children that had doctor/ dentist appointments. We agreed we would take the kids pictures and meet everyone. So we grabbed Victor, a ten year old who has been at the orphanage for five-six years to help us out. We went around the whole place finding all the kids we could and taking pictures. We first came across some girls making bracelets. We introduced ourselves and then asked each girl their name and age. That's about all I can say in Spanish. "Me llamo Darcie, como te llamas? Y quantos anos tiene?" Then we snapped their pictures. Some of the girls resisted because they didn't look nice for a picture. We finally got a few of them to go with it though. Sonrises is the Spanish word for Smile. We also used "Cheese" a lot. I guess its more fun than saying "Queso."
The kids were so cute. Victor held my hand while showing us around and demanded to see the pictures I had taken. He dragged me all around with him. In the nursery, kids ran up to us. One tried to tickle me under the arm and I grabbed at him and he just started laughing. Others wanted piggy back rides or to be held. It was another moment when you realize how amazing life is. How these kids live is something I don't think I could ever do. They are so sweet, and so warm. All they want is a little bit of love and lots of hugs.
This shy little girl wouldn't tell me her name.
On my left is Victor. He ended up stealing my camera for a while.
This sweetheart is Melisa.
This is Melisa's friend, she didn't tell me her name.
I took some pictures of the Orphanage. It was so cloudy out, they didn't have electricity since they use solar power.
The outside.
I got some of the kids playing soccer.
Inside Casa 4
Their living room
Their dining room
Their table:
Laundry Area, the kids hand wash their own clothes.
The Kitchen.
It's pretty small.
They fed us lunch, which is their big meal in Peru.
We had Carapulca- potatoes with quinoa and nuts (at least that's what I think is in it) and white rice.
While I was eating, a young boy (I am guessing around the age of 6) stood next to me on the bench and played with my hair bun and ear, as I have two brothers who both pick on me it didn't really bother me that much. I guess I should thank Zachary and Marcus for that.
All in all, it was a pretty good day. I am going back on Friday, so I'll tell you more then!
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