Kenny and I have just realized that we have two more weeks left working with the kids before we leave Romania. It will be sad to leave them because we have grown quite fond of their little faces and funny quirks (on most days). It is incredible how quickly the time has passed and we are looking forward to enjoying every moment with the kids before we leave. I think it will be a jam packed two weeks. We are taking the girls house on a picnic in the woods, making cookies, Kenny and the boys are planning a "Mom's day off" and we will celebrate a few of the kid's birthdays before we leave too. The most striking thing we have noticed about the kids is how well behaved they are and that they really never "want" anything but love and attention. They never ask for toys, electronics or games. They simply want you to pay attention to them and play with them.
It has been surprising how quickly we have come become accustomed to the shower every three days and now often don't even feel that we "need" a shower on that third day. Of course we usually take it anyway. We have also easily reverted back to our college days of roommates. We now have water jugs and other food items with our names on them in the refrigerator and ask if anyone needs the bathroom before we go to use it, and take turns doing chores.
The area around the village where we live and most of the country we have seen is a strange mix of poverty and wealth. In our small village there are huge beautiful homes with nice cars in the driveway, right next door to a mud hut with a horse and wagon in the yard. There is beautiful farmland as far as the eye can see when you get outside the cities, mostly corn and sunflowers that are now brown and dried. However, the cities are some of the ugliest I have ever laid eyes on. Tall, concrete blocks of apartments sprout from the side of roads and it is quite obvious that no maintenance has been done since the building was built. We really did not know what to expect when we came here but we really have enjoyed what we have experienced this far and are planning to enjoy the next two weeks to the fullest!!
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Oh my goodness, how your blog is cracking me up! Shaving armpits, Katie?? I love it! It's good to see that you are putting your education and experiences to good use. The funniest thing about it is the mental picture I have of you doing that. It's like a strange camp scene. I also like the wheel barrel racing with wheelchair kids. Ahahaha! What are you guys doing with these kids!? There's another great mental picture of Kenny with his legs up on some kid's wheelchair trying to pull it along. Ahahaha!
OK- it DOES sound like you are really coming out of it all with some new views on people and cultures so I'm so glad that you are doing it all. Well done! I'm sure the kids are really going to miss you two crazies too. Enjoy it and now go have another picnic.
Love ya!
Sara Slu
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