The wonderful vibes from this morning carried into the afternoon, and so did the sun and heat! This afternoon we made the trek out to the Mahaica Girls Orphanage, which mostly houses girls and teenagers who were previously living in situations of physical or sexual abuse. The Guyanese government recently spent a lot of time and money fixing up the building, making it one of the nicest institutions we have visited thus far. The girls gave us a warm welcome! First, we sat and chatted with them for a bit. Then, the party moved outside. Everyone loved the coloring books, crayons and puzzles we brought. In my opinon, the best part of the afternoon was the kickball game! Even though my team lost, it was a great way for us to get to know the girls and for everyone to have a little fun. Before we left some of the girls showed us their cool dance moves,it seems that everyone felt like dancing today. A couple members of our group were able to cross the street and have a short visit with our friends John and Elvis from the Mahaica leprosy hospital before we got on the road.
We serenaded our driver, Chubby, all the way back home to Barrack Street--no wonder he wanted to get home so quickly!
Cannot believe the sun has set on day five of our stay here in Georgetown. Another delicious meal prepared by our wonderful host, Anthony, will be ready soon so it's time for me to go, stay tuned to read more about our activities tomorrow!
Love,
Ibby
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