My First Placement

Well basically it is now 5:10pm and I have just got back from my first placement. I was dropped off at King's Orphanage with Ben, a Hamilton Christian high school student. This placement I would have to say is decent. When we arrived we were welcomed by a Canadian volunteer who had been there for 2 months already and this was her last day. She was very friendly and was quick to show us the ropes. Instantly the children were suctioned to our legs, arms and any other body part they could reach. They wanted to be carried, hugged, anything they could get. We were taking care of about 6 children under the age of 5, the youngest was 9 months to the oldest three which were 4. We played with them for a few hours till it was lunch time. Our lunch consisted of white rice, beans, and hot dog pieces in a red sauce. To be honest, so far I have had all amazing food and this did not look appetizing. I know that sounds ungrateful, but I did try it. The rice tasted as if it was washed with a cleaning solution, the hot dog sauce was gross, so I basically enjoyed a meal of beans. Anyways, after that we played with them a little longer till it was nap time. Once they were all in bed, we were taken for a walk by the Canadian lady Shannon. We saw shops and different places to eat, it was quite nice. Then we reached the school for the younger children. They are let out early (2:30 instead of 3) so we need to go walk and pick them up. They enjoyed my name calling me Hannah Montana from the Disney show on the family channel. For the rest of the day we just played with the children, the number grew as they all came home. Ben and I helped one little boy with his grammar homework. Oh, and I took care of the cutest little baby ever. Louis is the 9 month old sweet heart. He is so cute, I will take a picture of him for sure. Shannon loves him so much, she even admitted that she would adopt him if she could. Although the children were quite cute the actual staff at this orphanage are not friendly at all. We had one lady who was a mother of 3 girls there say a few words to us, and then the Canadian. The rest did not say anything to us unless we provoked them by asking a question. Overall, Ben and I had a pretty bad day, and we both feel that this place is not very good. Mr. K agrees because he had heard rumours that they let the volunteers do all the work while they stay on their computers all the time. Which was very true while we were there. Basically, Shannon played with the kids, and we hardly saw them except for at the computer. Mr. K says that after 2 days if we don't like it we can switch, so Ben and I decided we will stay to the end of the week. The head lady wasn't here today, but she will be in tomorrow, hopefully she will be more friendly. Shannon even said that at first they didn't say anything to her either, they still hardly talk to her. It is an unfriendly environment which I don't really want to be apart of. But I will see how I feel at the end of the week. Anyways, peace out everyone. I am tired. :D