After a great breakfast, we all got on our bus and drove to the orphanage. We drove down a road that went all through the countryside and after about fifteen minutes, we turned down a small road that was unpaved and extremely rocky and hilly. Because our bus was manual, it took a long time to get there because our bus driver, Lorenzo, had to switch gears every time we went up or down a hill. When we arrived, all the children were playing outside and ran to the gate once they saw our bus pull up. We all got off the bus and if you weren't awake by then, the stench of manure from the nearby farm animals would surely wake you up. The smell was disgusting, but we all had to deal with it because it wasn't like we could move about fifty cows, goats, and chickens. When we walked onto the basketball court, the children were excited yet curious as to why these foreign people were visiting them. Next, we got a tour of the rooms we would be renovating. First there was the girls room. When I walked in, the room smelled like a wet dog that just went swimming in a swamp. They had many bunk beds and a few pieces of furniture. The couch and two chairs they had mounds of clean and dirty clothes on them so they couldn't be used. Next was the library that had bookshelves with books and movies. It was ironic because, from what I heard, they had a nice flat screen TV that was still in the box so watching movies was out of the question. Then we went into the boys room that was above the girls area. This room didn't smell as bad, probably because it was newer and didn't have a bathroom. After seeing what needed to be done, we headed down to the basketball court where a bag of legos were dropped. In the next post, I will describe the children's reaction to the legos and the beginning of our projects.
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