August 13, 2008 Talk about getting thrown in with the wolves. I woke up today thinking I can take it easy, relax, and get accustomed to things for a few days before my work term begins. I was expecting to have an orientation and city tour before I get going so that I at least knew what to do. Well, at least that's what my volunteer handbook said. I was so wrong. Instead when I woke up, I was taken to the orphanage by bus right after breakfast where I thought I would just observe to see how things are run so that I knew what to do. Again, I was wrong, when I arrived at the orphanage I was expected to start caring for the children, which was unexpected but after my last volunteer experience
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