Most of the kids in this orphanage are social orphans. For whatever reason, the government took them away from their families. There are a lot of siblings. In the kids that I played with today, there was two brothers and their sister, two sisters, and a brother and sister. I was talking to Parsla today and she said that the kids have to learn to survive on their own. They're very violent and tough. They rarely cry when they fall down or get hit by another kid. They also are cussing and calling each other names all the time. Sometimes it's in English, but Parsla told me they are constantly cussing in Latvian. At the same time, they are so sweet. They always want to hug us or hold hands or sit in our laps. They are always begging for our attention. I just wish there was something more I could do for them.
Our home for the week:
It is so cold here. I didn't expect it to be this cold. About half the time I have been here, I have had to wear my big jacket and sitting in the shade I'm still shivering. In the sun it's usually warm and if I am running around with the kids, it's warm. I can't believe that it's June and it feels like this. The days are so long. I don't know if it ever gets completely dark here in the summer. Sunrise is at about 4:30 and sunset is at 10 or 10:30. It's crazy. We are living at the orphanage in an apartment that will be for a crises pregnancy center. I was not expecting so much space. We have our own kitchen, living room and 3 bedrooms. We also have a big bathroom. Here are some pictures of our place:
our living room - gotta love the orange couches
the outlets and switches
my messy room
caio for now
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