Today was the second time I went with Meg to the orphanage here in Juticalpa. Meg has been volunteering there all year, and the kids absolutely love here there. The orphanage is run by a catholic organization, and the location also houses a convent of nuns, a nursing home, a church, and a bakery whose proceeds are used to support the convent, orphanage, and nursing home. There are about 25 kids in all - 11 boys and 14 girls. It's amazing how joyful the kids seem to be, considering that they're not living with their parents. They dote on Meg, and they seemed excited to meet me as well.
Part of my idea in coming to Honduras was to find a couple of volunteer opportunities, and I really would like to try to continue some of the work that Meg has been doing at the orphanage. I spoke with Sister Isabel today, and I'm going to come in next Monday to spend most of thge day at the orphange to try to get a sense of the kids' schedule in case I want to try to organze some structured activites. Even just being at the orphanage for one day reminded me how much I love them. They're the most amazing, complex, surprising, wonderful little bundles of trouble in the world, and I learn something new from them every day. I'm very grateful to Meg for introducing me to the orphanage, and I'm super excited to start spending some time there every day.
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