Ruth, the director of the Casa came and picked me up mid-morning, after the kids had their snack, and we went with she and her husband to meet up with my future roommate Abby, who I have been emailing with all winter, but hadn't actually met. She is moving from an apartment in one district to another apartment, and so I got to meet her, see the place I'll be living in less than a couple of months, and helped move a few things.
Until then, I am staying downtown where I have lodging and language lessons for 2 months, and can get American food from the Cafe at a discount, if I'd like. It's really cool because this place is totally run by volunteers and all of the proceeds go to a few different organizations, one of which is the Casa, another orphange, and a project called CORAZON, which works with street kids doing various activities. I am kind of leaning towards putting in some time here at the Cafe in the future, as they are also a bit short on volunteers, especially knowing that it helps support the orphange financially. After my Spanish improves, I'd also like to get involved with Project CORAZON.
Ruth asked me how my first week went at the Casa, and I am excited to be thinking of more structured activities to do with some of the kids maybe one-on-one, or in groups of two, as some of them could use that personal attention for growth in small & large-motor skills, etc.
Ruth is also excited about me helping out with various administration tasks that she is behind in, and I will be training next Tuesday to learn how to maintain the Casa website, and keep records, photos, and mailings up-to-date in the future.
This weekend, this cold I have picked up is keeping things pretty low-key, but I am happy for time to relax and to catch up on sleep.
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