We went to the orphanage a little earlier that day, because we planned on taking a longer lunch to go to Magdalena. When we got there, I immediately saw Ramon and Arnolfo, two of the boys that have stolen my heart. I started off the morning playing basketball with Mario, Ramon, Megan, and Michelle. After a while, Ramon was tired, but yet, he would never take a nap ~ he's 12. So, when he was sitting down and resting, I decided to get some Arnolfo time in, and I played soccer with him for a good while. He's so cute, and he gets so into it. Then, he was trying to throw the soccer ball up on the roof. Since he's 5, he couldn't. So, I decided to do that for him. We then started a little game. I would throw it onto the roof, and he would anxiously await it to fall. Then, he would throw the ball to me over his head while I stood behind him. After a while, he decided to head butt it back to me. It was so cute...
I am always amazed at how many sports they play with one ball. I think during this time with Arnolfo, we played baseball, basketball, and soccer with the soccer ball...
Then, Jesus began to take a baseball apart. There must have been 6 or 7 of us around him as he was somberly doing it. It was amazing to see that it consisted of 3 different types of string that was around a normal bouncy ball... Here's a picture of Jesus holding the contents, and Ramon is on the right of him:
Off to Magdalena. It's a beautiful town and is actually a decent size for that part of Sonora. We got to eat at a really good restaurant and shop a little. There really wasn't that much to buy this time except for this absolutely adorable dress for my niece....
Back to the orphanage. Megan and I went into the kitchen and asked them if they needed any help. Finally, I get to so some time of service project, because the fence and painting were all taken care of. I offered, but everyone else insisted that they did the other things... Fine. They were having pancakes for dinner, and they had it under control, so they asked us to do the dishes. It was a fun experience, but I realized how much they do not waste anything. We must have washed over 80 paper cups. It amazed me that they didn't throw them away. I have heard and seen people wash plastic disposable cups...but never paper cups. They're paper, so they loose form after a while. Maria and Emilia, the women that work in the kitchen, gave us some orange Tang as we worked. After a while, I looked at the bottom of the cup and realized we were drinking out of reused cups... Oh well, it's nothing to get grossed out about. Yet, after we were done. They gave us each two pancakes. We both just at 3 item combinations at the restaurant less than 2 hours before. Yet, there is no way we could tell them that, so we had to suck it up and try to keep it all down... Somehow, we survived.
There were other cute little things that happened throughout the day, and I got to spend more time with Rosalinda during the magic show, but these were the highlights.
Overall, this was an incredible day, and I realize that I am beyond blessed to be here and to be experiencing this.
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