day 2

So much has happened since yesterday! Its hard to believe Ive only been in El Salvador one full day. Yesterday I met a local named Alba who offered to show me to a local orphanage... just minutes from where I was staying. This morning at 8:30 am, when it was already scorching hot,  we visited Remar, an orphanage run by a Guatemalan woman named Maria who works for free. She was very excited when I told her the purpose of my visit! She showed me their current library, a room not much bigger than most of our bathrooms, and told me that all the books had been donated. She said they had no money to buy books, which made her sad because she believes reading is very important.

Heres a video of her telling me about the library. To be honest I didnt understand all she said. Forgive my poor filming abilities! Theyre getting better!



We arrived at the orphanage just as class let out for reces! As they do everywhere, the kids at Remar poured out of their classrooms and rushed to the food lines. Within minutes there was a basketball game, two soccer games and lots of silly socializing taking place. They seemed pretty surprised to see a gringa taking pictures! They smiled and begged me to take photos of them ... and before I knew it I had a guide: 10-year-old Moises showed me around and introduced me to everyone. He would point out the things he thought I should take pictures of! Heres a video of some of the kids.



Thats all for now. Im gonna rest a minute before taking a taxi to my second orphanage visit for the day: La Casa de mi Padre! More updates later!


sidenote: Brittany Hoover: Everyone at the beach is asking where you are!