Today was a pretty decent day. It started off with me
picking up Leonardo (the baby) and taking him to my room for the morning. He
slept while I did my work (and I took a little nap as well). He was well
behaved because I was prepared this time. I had his pacifier, a new diaper, and
a bottle of milk to calm him down. During our playdate, I changed his diaper
and fed him his breakfast. All in all, good way to start the day.
I helped around the Hogar again doing
miscellaneous jobs. When the girls got back from school I helped with their
homework. My Spanish is getting better so I really able to help them now! After
a couple hours of homework, I was started heading back to my room to get
changed for church when I saw a girl (15?) sitting in the back of the Hogar by
herself. She was staring off into some plants and looked very distraught. I
went up and sat beside her and she kept staring straight ahead. You could tell
that she had been crying by the tear streaks on her face. I asked her if she
needed anything, or I could help in anyway. After a response of silence, I then
asked if she wanted me to leave and she nodded her head. I went to my room
wondering if I could’ve done anything more. I was in a daze when I got back to
my room. I just sat on the couch and didn’t move for a good bit of time. That
moment took a lot out of me.
We went to mass at 5:30 (which was about
a mile away). The mass was in a gymnasium and it took F.O.R.E.V.E.R. The priest
kept talking and talking and talking. I think the sister sitting next to me
almost nodded off. The girls got distracted about an hour and a half into the
marathon and started misbehaving. It just was not a good time. To make the
night worst, we had to walk the mile back to the Hogar in the dark. Not too
much fun. Anyways, we had a cold dinner of meat and potatoes and then I headed
off for bed.
Tomorrow I am going to the
University with one of the older girls her, Marta. I am going to be sitting in
on an economics lecture… Wish me luck… It should be very interesting and I am
looking forward to it! Thanks for the emails and I will continue with the
updates to the blog. Chao!
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