La Casa de Fe

Well.. first off we have a story that happened a while ago.. We have been working at Casa de Fe Orphanage (House of Faith translated), and we feed the babies.. get them changed and play with them... there are about 15 babies all the way from 4 weeks old to 5 years old.. the boys have been playing with the older kids who range from 6 to 12 years old... anywho, we start at 6 a.m.,which is a ridiculous hour to get up.. eesh... so our first morning we were quite tired and I (Emily) found a cockroach in the bathroom, which is not pleasant.. then when Kristianne got up she noticed something moving in the corner behind her door.. now she didnt have her glasses on, so she didnt see what it was.. upon closer investigation she realized it was a tarantula!! It was huge.. and so gross.. but she is a very calm and considerate person and informed Sam in the least alarming way possible, but Sam still bolted to the kitchen as fast as her legs could carry her.. Kristianne then transported the tarantula outside. Working at the orphanage has been awesome.. Kristi has fallen in love with a little boy named Fernando (I may fight her for him.. but I think she would win).. he is adorable.. they all are! There is one little baby named Patricio who is the youngest there. He was abandoned the day he was born in the streets of the nearby City, Puyo.. he is now 1 month old... Sam and I are absolutely sticken by him.. he is gorgeous and we cant get enough of feeding and holding him while we leave Kristianne as a human jungle gym for 15 other babies. During these last few afternoons we have had a decent amount of time to rest up from our early mornings. The army runs by at 4 oclock every day.. and they go to the river.. so we decided yesterday we would go and watch their antics, which is a very very long walk.. we have a new appreciation for the army men.. we watched them swim up the rapids for a while and then headed home. This evening we had Ceviche for dinner, which is a kind of cold shrimp soup we were told we had to try. Martin thoroughly enjoyed it, while Wilson, Sam, and I thought it was pretty good but not our favourite.. and Kristianne was not a fan! The power went out tonight when Kristianne and I thought wed make a phone call back to Canada... we were quite angry! Sam and Martin and Wilson spent the evening making cookies back at our place for the puppet show tomorrow in Salasaca.. it is about a 2 hour drive and we are in a van of 4 and 5th graders!! We cant believe well be flying home in a week!! We are all very tired but still having an awesome time and so thankful for every new experience here!
Emily and Kristi