Smile.

So I dont have computer skills, this we have just learned, ok, maybe not just. I tried uploading pictures and either the connection is too slow or I am too slow. Im going to believe the former to help my self esteem. :) Any who, I am ay Nyumbani Children's Home, I arrived Monday and Sister Julie was here to greet me with a smile. I put my things down and got a tour, where I was happy to see the expanded since I was last here. They have added a soccer field, 4 new hostels for the teens, are putting on a library and have aquired a home for Sister Mary (the woman in charge). I am staying in the Noel Volunteer House and my roommate is Elizabeth. Currently there are only 5 volunteers here, but more on the way. The kids are at school, but come July they will be home all day and I will be teaching. :) There are 100 kids total, with maybe 3 on the way. All of then are HIV positive, but none of them have AIDS. Most all of them are very healthy as they are on ARVs and eat good meals everyday. The kids live a good life, go to school everyday, play at night, clean, do homework and are just as normal as any other kids. The cabin I will be spending my time with is the boys in cabin AB, who are about 9-13 years old and have gone through a series of Uncles in the past weeks; so they are A LOT of energy. How the system works: There are 7 cabins with about 14-18 kids each and one 'mum' or 'uncle'. TheMum/Uncles take 4/5 day shifts of working 24 days so like Mum Fracine works Monday-Friday and then is off for 5 days. She will sleep here, feed the kids, get them ready for school, be their 'mum'. And so forth. The cabins are somewhat divided by age and gender, but for the young ones its mixed. The ages here range from 6 mo. to 22 years old. We have a school, a kitchen, a computer lab, a diagnostics lab, soccer feild, nuns house, and lots more. :) Oh, there is so much to tell and Im sure I will as they days go on. The kids are angels, they really are. And they have "outside time" now so i think I may go play with them while I have free time as well before I have to go help Jane clean. :) As always I look forward to hearing from you and your words make me smile. Peace and Love. Godspeed.