Busy Coupla Days
I've been pretty bad about updating my blog over the past few days. It's been a busy couple of days as I wind my trip down and get ready to head back to the Bay Area. My days all blend together and I usually don't know what day of the week it is. I know today is Wednesday because it's my last day here so we're having a big party at the Center. I've purchased a 100 Kilo pig for dinner and Drew is providing lots of veggies and fruit so it should be quite the celebration - topped off with glow stick necklaces and bracelets for everyone.
So what have I been up to over the past few days. Lots of visits to the pharmacy with the kids (eye infections, stomach aches, vitamin purchases, etc.), another art class at the Center, working on the spreadsheet of names of people (kids an adults) who live at the center, shopping for school supplies, etc. I guess just another regular couple of days in Phnom Penh.
Yesterday afternoon, I took a ride to another orphanage located about 20 minutes away from CLCA. It's run by some people from France and is way more orderly than CLCA. There are 64 kids ranging in age from newborns up to 18. At 18 they are expected to move out of the orphanage and get jobs in the community. That doesn't seem to happen at CLCA. They also have separate showers for the boys and girls, separate sleeping quarters and they all eat dinner together each evening. All of the kids have to go to public school. In addition, the orphanage has 2 Enlish classes per day and 1 French class in the evening. It appeared to be very orderly but you never really know how these things are until you get intimately involved. For all I know, this place could be just as disorderly as CLCA.
Last night, an Australian Dr. came to the center to try to diagnose some of the kids. One little boy has been ill for about a year and she is afraid he might have TB. Drew is going to take him to the hospital today or tomorrow to get a chest x-ray and blood test. Hopefully he's not that ill, but if he is, at least we can get him the treatment he needs.
The weather has cooled down considerably, I don't sweat nearly as much as I did when I got here. The only thing I still can't handle is lots of kids hanging on me at once. It's suffocating. I'm ok if there are only one or two of them sitting on my lap, but when 4 or 5 start to close in on me, I get a little clausterphobic :-)
I can't believe I head to Singapore tomorrow then home on Friday. This trip has been amazing and I'll probably come back for 2 weeks in December to be with the kids during our winter break. Thanks to everyone who supported me on this trip and for reading my blog. I'll probably have one more update after tonights party with lots of fun pictures. The intrenet is really slow right now, so I'll add photos of the kiddies being silly a bit later!
Bye for now.
m-
So what have I been up to over the past few days. Lots of visits to the pharmacy with the kids (eye infections, stomach aches, vitamin purchases, etc.), another art class at the Center, working on the spreadsheet of names of people (kids an adults) who live at the center, shopping for school supplies, etc. I guess just another regular couple of days in Phnom Penh.
Yesterday afternoon, I took a ride to another orphanage located about 20 minutes away from CLCA. It's run by some people from France and is way more orderly than CLCA. There are 64 kids ranging in age from newborns up to 18. At 18 they are expected to move out of the orphanage and get jobs in the community. That doesn't seem to happen at CLCA. They also have separate showers for the boys and girls, separate sleeping quarters and they all eat dinner together each evening. All of the kids have to go to public school. In addition, the orphanage has 2 Enlish classes per day and 1 French class in the evening. It appeared to be very orderly but you never really know how these things are until you get intimately involved. For all I know, this place could be just as disorderly as CLCA.
Last night, an Australian Dr. came to the center to try to diagnose some of the kids. One little boy has been ill for about a year and she is afraid he might have TB. Drew is going to take him to the hospital today or tomorrow to get a chest x-ray and blood test. Hopefully he's not that ill, but if he is, at least we can get him the treatment he needs.
The weather has cooled down considerably, I don't sweat nearly as much as I did when I got here. The only thing I still can't handle is lots of kids hanging on me at once. It's suffocating. I'm ok if there are only one or two of them sitting on my lap, but when 4 or 5 start to close in on me, I get a little clausterphobic :-)
I can't believe I head to Singapore tomorrow then home on Friday. This trip has been amazing and I'll probably come back for 2 weeks in December to be with the kids during our winter break. Thanks to everyone who supported me on this trip and for reading my blog. I'll probably have one more update after tonights party with lots of fun pictures. The intrenet is really slow right now, so I'll add photos of the kiddies being silly a bit later!
Bye for now.
m-
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