For the last few days we have been going to the main orphanage we are going to work at, and it has been amazing how much we've already helped in the matter of a few days. I cannot say this enough, but all the kids are super gracious and are the sweetest kids I've ever met.On day three, once we arrived to the orphanage, we were all greeted by the kids with an excitement I've never seen before. Once I started walking in the orphanage, I realized that they had started constructing the part of the roof we were talking about the day before. All the kids sleep on this stage platform that we play on everyday, and when it rains, since this building is completely open in the front, when it rains, the kids sleeping either get wet, or sleep on top of each other in the back of the structure. When I saw them with power drills and wood and a tree they chopped down for support, at that moment, I would've said that they would be finished in the next week. But boy was I wrong. This slanted part of the roof where the water would drip of away from the platform so the kids don't get wet was finished that same day.
We all colored (all these kids are so crafty), we played volleyball (they are also amazing at this), and the group picked up trash behind the orphanage. This was so great for all the kids because there is this area behind the orphanage where two blind gentlemen sleep (Sopiean and Somean) and the chicken coop is. It was filled with trash, and with the help of the group we cleaned all the trash, and made it look amazing. In the corner of the area, Jack picked up a bag, with rotten food in it with giant maggots. This was so terrible, and me being a little squeamish with bugs and spiders, I was jumping up in down trying to get the picture out of my head, but it was all worth it for these wonderful kids.
On day four, Gena, Haley, Nicole, Lisa-Marie, and Ming all headed to the Russian Market to buy ingredients for a dessert we were going to make for the kids. This dessert consisted of bananas (here in Cambodia the last NA is emphasized), sugar, coconut, and frog eyes. Their not really frog eyes, but when they are in the bag, they look like quinoa, but when you boil them, they grow to look like actual frog eyes. All the kids had about 4 bowls. I tried it and it was actually very delicious!! Everything was great! I love all the kids, and my heart drops to my stomach the moment I have to think of leaving them.
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