Day 2, Casa 2

Yesterday was my second day here in Bolivia, and it was long but lots of fun! I had a 12 hour shift at Casa de Amor 2, which is home to 12 precious kids ages 3-12. Tia Nahara was my teammate for most of the day, and she was great to work with. When I got there in the morning I helped everyone get dressed and ready for church while she prepared lunch for when we got back.
Church was definitely an experience! First, we piled 12 kids, 2 Tias, and our driver into one car. Seatbelts are kind of a non-issue here, I think. The church that we went to today was completely in Spanish. I knew a couple of the songs that we sang in English, but I didn't follow a whole lot of the 2 hour long sermon...I will have to get better at my spanish still. I am learning a lot every day but still have work to do! In the afternoon we had lunch at the house with all of the kids and got to play for the rest of the evening. Then we had dinner, changed everyone into pj's, and called it a night. A few of the kids get to watch a movie on Sunday nights if they have behaved well during the week. :) Last night after I got back I met my roommate, Katrina. She is 17 and has volunteered here for a while now, so she's been very helpful with my 2937498 daily questions! Here are a few pictures from yesterday:

How many kids can we fit into a car?

Playing a game called Chase the Car Out of the Driveway?...

Some of y'all know that Cheaper by the Dozen is my all-time favorite book - in the back of my mind I've always kind of thought it would be neat to have a dozen kids...let me tell you, today cured me of that real fast! These were 12 great kids, and I have a newfound respect for families with so many children...I just don't think that I could ever do it myself! I loved being at Casa de Amor 2 yesterday.