Today was a pretty eventful day.
I woke up as usual and headed off to school. My first class was cancelled so we could go see an author from Guadalajara talk. After I got past the fact that the speech was given in Spanish (with an extremely delayed English translation) it was actually somewhat interesting. She wrote a political novel about an incident that happened down town in the early 90's. There had been a gas leak that got into the sewage system, and despite many complaints from the locals, the government didn't do anything about it. After eight days there was a massive explosion and hundreds of people died. Her novel was about how the government ignored the problem and all of the controversy surrounding the issue.
I skipped my guitar class today to help set up for the annual orphanage fiesta. It was a project for my communication class. We split into groups and we all had to do a community service project. We decided to decorate the orphanage because there was no budget for anything like that. It turned out really nice. I think the kids enjoyed a little bit of color. And, they definitely liked playing with the balloons.
The fiesta itself was a hit as well. All of the kids gave us a concert. The older ones (probably between 4th and 8th grade) played instruments and the younger ones sang. It was adorable. Then we had tacos and played around. We also had four piñatas. One of which was taller than me!
It was really sad having to leave though. I can't image what it would be like growing up in an orphanage. It was really humbling to see all of the kids run around and play together, knowing that all they really have is each other.
After the orphanage, one of Kayla's friends stopped by and we hung out for a while and had a really good talk with our Senora.
Right now I think it's time for a shower and them some serious homework time.
Have a good night everyone. I miss you bunches!
Love,
Katlynn
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