When you don't speak the language and the people you are working with, living with, and hanging out with know that then everything is said on a need-to-know basis. For example, when I ask a question to the people I work with they will answer the question only, no embellishments.
Apparently, my house with Franca and Jere, two German girls, and a French girl is not complete. I learned today that this Monday THREE more French people are coming for two months (two boys, one girl). Sophie (the French girl already here) leaves next Saturday but even after that Laura, my next roommate from England, arrives - so it's a full house.
At work I learned that the orphanage is closing - and has been since December. In December there were about thirty kids (which I find really hard to imagine since it's so small already) and they have been giving away (for lack of a better term) one child a week since then and are now down to eight.
Today, it was Morena's turn to go. She had been at Calcutta for ten months (apparently too long) and was being moved to an orphanage for older children. I can't say I was too happy about this. Morena had just gotten comfortable with me and is one of my favourite kids (and I have revised my decision about which I would like to adopt and it's now Morena) and it was really cute when she left. She gave me a hug and about a thousand kisses and said, "chau, chau," and was all smiling because she got to go outside of the front door (although I'm not sure she understood that she was leaving for good so I think it probably didn't last long).
I was then informed by project's abroad that if the orphanage closes before I leave (fingers crossed it doesn't) then I will be moved to Casa del Nino in Unquillo (which is about an hour and half away by bus), which I really DON'T WANT.
The last of the surprises? Swine flu is actually a relatively new, HUGE concern in Argentina. Winter holidays (which start next week) have been extended for an extra week (now they are three weeks) and I don't have work tomorrow because I'm being brought to a special, last-minute meeting for all the volunteers in Villa Allende tomorrow.
Well, I will keep you posted about all that, now I must go and embrace siesta. :)
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4 comments:
Wow! I hope you don't have to commute, or move! You sound like you are coming well though!
Miss you and love you lots.
Mom
Oops I meant to write "coping"
Wow I hadn't seen this!
This might sound mean but, in the best way, I love your first paragraph. It's just too ME! haha... Aham, I'm joking.
Well... more people is always a good thing! and the orphanage is not closing, I promise (Uhm... I might take this back later; sometimes I think I promise too many things :s).
I'm sorry about Morena; I know she was far your favourite.
Lastly, see it like this Jane: less kids means less baggage overweight (Yes, I believe you would bring them all back! hah).
Un abrazo, VUELVE!
Esteban.
P.S.: Switching orphanages would be less sleep = more siesta! = less skyping = sad boyfriend.
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