Ex.haust.ed.

Today we went to an orphanage. After touring the boarding house and the school house, we took the children to an amusement park for the afternoon. It was so much FUN!! We only took eleven kids. Typically during the school year, the orphanage has 80-100 children, most of which have families, but their families cannot afford to keep them. However, only eleven of the children (the ones we were with) have absolutely no one to call family. During the summer, the state requires that all orphans with any type of family member spend the summer with their family in order to keep close family ties despite the economic downfall families experience. It's kind of a sad and cool deal at the same time. While the parents cannot afford their children year round, the children still get some time with their family during summer. Afterward we went to eat - the food here is so HEAVY. It is pretty tastes, but it fills you up very quickly. Now we're off to take naps before we begin shopping for souvenirs. Tonight we are going to ride the skylit that crosses the city and ends at a castle!