Peru Blog Numero 5

In my last week at the orphanage, and I'm actually sort of sad. I had a very good day today and am really going to miss the babies I realized. Geraldine was absolutely adorable and my little buddy all day. She just loved being with me, and we played and walked around all day. I read her Green Eggs and Ham in Spanish, and she loved looking at the photos. It made me feel good when we were getting the babies ready for bed and she just wanted me to hold her and we were having a mini conversation. She is so social and will talk to me in baby talk and when I ask her something she responds with ya or other agreeing sounds. She does this thing like a little gasp when she sees something she likes or just when I do it too. She is so smart and just a funny baby. I would adopt her if I could and if a couple from Switzerland weren't wanting her. But it's alright, I have enjoyed having her be my little buddy during my time here. 

I also one day came across a green power-ranger action figure, while spending time with some of the older young kids and sang the power theme song, well just the "Go Go power rangers." And the kids absolutely loved it and now they want me to sing it a dozen times each day I'm there. It is also really cute how when I leave they try to block the door from me leaving, and love giving me hugs and kisses. It's moments like that I realize this is what volunteering is about. Just being yourself and loving on the kids. It doesn't matter who stands in your way or tries to bring you down, it's all you and making a difference. 

Update on this last weekend. Me and Elke went to the centro and just hung out and then went to Cusco Coffee, which is essentially Starbucks, but better. :) And on Thursday she and I made a gratuitous amount of popcorn the natural way with 1/2 kilo of un-popped kernals. It was funny because they were jumping everywhere, and we were calling each batch different species and have just started to refer to things of different types by species. We all in the house do that. It's pretty great. There is also a restaurant called Tacos y Tequilas, and it is my favorite place to go for food. I'm going there my last night here. At least I'm hoping. 

I have also learned to make cool south american bracelets and can't wait to bring them back and maybe sell them like a hippy at the Puyallup Farmers Market or something this summer. I love how much I'm learning, and 25 more days until Guatemala!