Today and yesterday I spent about 3 hours each morning playing with the abandoned kids in REMM “orphanage”. Technically, the children are not orphans, because there parents did not die or become incapable of caring for them, they just abandoned them to the street or hospital when they were born. The facility houses about 24 2-4 year olds. It is an amazing place!
I was struck that these kids have grown up without a mom or dad. It isn’t like it is a group of children at a daycare or something and will go home to be with there moms or dads at the end of the day. No, this is there life! So because they have no family of there own aside from the workers (which are simply amazing!!) and the other kids, they are aching for attention and love from other people. They love to be held and swung on the swings and picked up and carried on the shoulders. In fact, two kids have sort of attached themselves to me: Pamilla, a 4 year old girl, and Amile, a 2 year old boy. They’ve actually started calling me “papa” and telling that to the other workers…its too bad I will be leaving in 3 days…
Anyway, I have greatly enjoyed my times so far, especially at with the kids at the facility. Look at my other post from today for the other project.
jeremy
PS-Luggage update: apparently it has been located and is in the Hungary airport. Not sure when it will be delivered, though…
