Pictures from the orphanage

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There wasn’t room in my last blog entry to give proper prominence to photos from the orphanage, so here is a selection, to give an idea of what it was like.

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Photos

All the gang
Day children and internos at a function in the run-up to Christmas

Hopscotch girls, and doll...
and Jeferson

Making shortbread
Getting permission was quite a palava, but we taught the children who work in the bakery how to make Scottish shortbread.

Making shortbread 2
The shortbread was delivered to the main hall, supposedly for all of the children to share - but unfortunately the staff and children from a visiting school (supposedly bringing things for the orphans) scoffed it all piece after piecce after piece. I was livid!

Around Christmas
With the live-in kids just before Christmas

Just before Christmas 2
Some of the live-in kids

Just before Christmas 3
Some of the live-in kids

Just before Christmas 4
Kevin

Just before Christmas 5
Some of the live-in kids

My bingo girls (and boy)
A group who really wanted to learn English and got hooked on bingo

Playing tazos
The younger kids never seemed to stop playing this

Playing footie 2
With Quito and "El Panecillo" in the background

lunchtime
It was always chaos in the cafeteria, especially getting the food out on the table on time, but the children ate everything they were given and washed up afterwards.