Not feeling too great.. the girls are sick.. my roommate Megan has the croop. I am getting a tickle in my throat so I help good sleep will help tonight.
Orphanage was wild today.. kids running everywhere
Got to change and feed Andra (She is a cute little girl >1yr)
Sang and danced with kids
A.U likes physical humor a lot.. wanted me to read the farm book but it was in romanian so I am pretty sure I butched it! Pretty sure the workers were laughing in the back but I tried! I played a game where I would hide a block in one of my hands and have him guess which hand. He cannot speak but will guess by looking and the hand because he talks with his eyes. One of the workers told me to leave the block behind my back and trick him.. he loved it!
Worker (not gabby) fed me again today.. I think she likes me. She called me frumosa "beautiful" yesterday. She is really rough around the edges and looks like she has had some gypsie background but I see her tender moments. Mario says she has a husband with cancer at home and a few kids.. only makes 400 lei a month! That is like.. 150 USD. What a strong woman. THis job is so demanding too.. there is no possible way that you can work at that orphanage and not be a saintly person.
The kids were so wild today and Gabby was not in a good mood.. she yelled a ton!
They left me alone with the kids for a long time today but I had it pretty well under control but whenever they get all crazy and I cant control them A.U will laugh at me from his wheelchair.. "The Monster" loves doors and so once he opens a door and starts to run away.. his minions will follow. Today I had three kids grabbed by my arms and blocking a fourth with my leg all in the doorway. A.U was having a hayday!
I asked Mario about the software he can control with his eyes (computer game) and she said Teo would be so happy if I did that with him. That way I can play with the kids in the mornings and still spend time with A.U.. I don’t just want to just play with the kids.. I want to help them improve.. set goals.. help them progress. Especially A.U because I know he is very smart, he just cannos speak.
Whenever I try to discipline the kids.. they laugh at me. I think it is because Romanian sounds so harsh and I dont yell like the other workers.
I wish I had more time to fit everything into the day. I am seriously so worn out... I hope I captured everything today… It is hard just having to do bullet points but it is better than nothing!
Frustrating experience at the hospital: no kids for megan and I to play with.. there are only like 4 orphans in the hospital today.. all the kids like 3 kids that were there yesterday left today. I have no idea where they went.. me and Megan walked around asking “aveti copii fara mama” to all the sections in the hospital… only to have to turn back home. We got diapers for Jessi and Kala.. then went all the way back home. Then we were locked out and walked to a church where we talked a bit and ate some pastries that we bought (with our hands because of course they did not have any forks). The church was so peaceful, it was a nice feeling. It was cool to see the faithful churchgoers sit and socialize, ponder, and soak in the peacefulness of the moment. I like seeing people light prayer candles… and there was one man who sat for more than an hour just pondering and it was really interesting to see the level of faith and know that even though they have different beliefs from myself.. they will be blessed for their dedication to their religion. I was really glad that Megan and I were able to just have a peaceful moment here and soak it all in.
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