Going to the Zoo

On Friday we took 13 of the orphans to the zoo, we chose the ones we thought would enjoy and appreciate the experience the most. One of the girls who was about 4 years old started crying in the taxi because she had never been outside of the orphanage. This is much too common with the children, they often have never seen the world outside of the orphanage. To get permission for taking the children, all we had to do was write their names on a piece of paper and hand it to the administrator of the Children's Home. There were 4 volunteers who came to the zoo: Dani, myself, Karen, and Caroline. It was hectic trying to keep track of so many children, but it worked out well and all the kids had a great time! We even got to pet a baby elephant!