Yeah, this post is overdue... been busy... :)

Though my time with the ladies was short, we managed to jam pack it with a number of important sessions and their trust in me was immediate... enough to ask and share personal health issues... questions those women would only share w/another woman their age or older...

The visit to the orphanage was great. Some of the girls and I became fast friends. I was able to see them perform songs with their local instrument (it's like a large xylophone made of bamboo or wood), that was really cool to see and hear! There are many of them living there, but they don't seem to mind. -There's plenty of brothers and sisters and loving caretakers surrounding them.

It was a short but sweet trip! I was able to see a lot of things, not the things tourist would normally see... so the environment was less artificial and more true to the everyday lives of those we met. The streets were dirty, the roads were uneven, the food was great (some times weird, but good!), and the people were nice. I'll have to definitely go back!

Jetlag? Yeah, I'm still feeling it... but at least I can fall asleep at 11pm now. I'm still waking up at 3 or 4 am. though. :/