Day 24

It's Friday! Woot woot!!

The orphanage was good.. one of the workers told me that I was not allowed to take the children outside which was a little weird because we have been taking them outside for the past month. I had to leave early because GUESS WHAT?? I GOT A PACKAGE FROM MY FAMMMMIIILLLYYY

oh my gosh I was so happy. I AM so happy. The entire box smelled like cinnamon when I opened it because my family lovingly packed apple cider packets. It was such a wonderful piece of home! There were spices and seasonings (much needed).. gum!.. headbands.. some pens.. There were cards from each family member with pictures from Boston, Faneuil Hall etc. My family always has a huge jar of jelly bellys in the kitchen so my dad gave me a baggie of jelly bellys with his infamous post it saying 'Dont Forget'. This love package made me so happy I got so choked up.. I have the most incredible family. Leave it to them to go so above and beyond.

Today at the hospital I mainly just played UNO with Alex, the spanish girl and a new girl Ionella. Danut, Julian, and Dana were gone which was sad for us but good for the children because it emant that they were healthy enough to go home. The hard part was not even knowing that they would not be there.. we did not even get to say bye. I spent all week playing with Danut and getting to know the vibrant little boy, only for him to leave and never hear from or about his life again. I wish I knew where the abandoned babies go like Julian. He left the hospital so does he just go to an orphanage somewhere? I asked the spanish girl and she just shrugged and said he left. I asked where and she was like i dont know he just left. One thing I noticed about the hospital is that there is no real sense of privacy like the United States. Obviously there is no actual physical privacy but also there is no sense of confidentiality. The nurses talk about patients openly to other patients and answer any questions really. Paperwork is just laid out on people's beds for anyone to see or pick up. When lawsuits and technicalities are not an issue.. neither is confidentiality. It was just an interesting thing to observe.

Plan for tonight: homework.. return emails.. sleep! Our weeks are so busy that when weekends roll around we just want to rest and relax. Hopefully this weekend lasts a little longer than a blink.