Things are going wonderfully here in Nicaragua. The team is working amazingly well together. It is like we have worked together for years! We are all very OCD and so things get done and get done well! All my friends know that I have a bit of that in me so I am very happy to be a part of this team.
Last night was interesting here at the compound. We had a down pouring of rain and therefore it knocked down the flying termites nests. Yes, that's right. I said that. So thinking it wasn't that bad, I climbed up to the top of the building that has the open patio where we can connect to wi fi. I first saw a ton of dead termites on the ground of the deck but tried to ignore them as I really wanted to connect with my family and blog. I sat and hunkered down to do so. Just as I did, I noticed the termites swarming in the air around us... like insanely swarming! Seriously! I tried for about 25 minutes or so to deal with it but then I pretty much lost it. They don't bite. but they land on you and on my laptop and on my legs. Ok, you get the point, it was miserable. I just couldn't do it. AND thus the reason for no blog or contact with mi familia. We went back to our room to find that they had taken over in there also, but most were dead. So after dinner we cleaned up with all of our OCD'ness.... and things were much better after that. A little PTSD from the bugs continued to haunt us last night but today is much better.
On a more serious note. We went back to the orphanage yesterday and spent the entire day there. I have hundreds of photos so far and we still have 3 more days. I am trying to hold back a bit but it is very difficult. The landscape is beautiful and the people are beautiful and the schools and the orphanage are just bittersweet.
Today we went to Tesoros De Dios a school for children with special needs. The ages of the children attending range from 0-12 mo to 18 years or so. There were two buildings, one for PT, OT and early intervention. The other for Speech and Music Therapy. I was going back and forth and visiting each of the disciplines and photographing all the incredible things that the therapists were doing. It truly is an experience of a lifetime capturing these moments for BRIGHT. I am witnessing some unbelievable things here.
I will share one story from today. A mother who had the most adorable boy in the early intervention was talking about her concerns. He is, I am guessing 3 years old, and has CP and it affects him only physically so he isn't walking yet. His mother said that she was concerned that he will never walk. That was all it took for the early intervention team. Someone went and told our PT and when she had a moment, she came in the room to see if she could help. We had shipped 3 walkers with us and lo and behold we had a little one.
Pam (PT), got him adjusted in it and he walked for the first time! I got called from across the walkway just seconds into his walking and it was so thrilling to see the team so happy and grinning from ear to ear. Most importantly, this little boy had a serious glow on his face. He kept looking up at his mom and giving her the best smile. She was giving him that motherly-love look and cheering him on. It was a moment I won't forget. I'd say it was a pretty awesome day.
Now to attend to this heat rash that I have acquired... joy. Again, for any of you that know me and know me well, I don't do rashes well but I have no choice and I will survive. Especially after seeing some of what I have seen here. My rash is not importante'!
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