How to say Good-bye?

Just a couple of weeks ago, one of the girls from the older girl’s home moved out. Her sister came with a signed court order that authorized the move. In less than two hours, she said good-bye to all the girls as well as the tias and with the help of the other...

Songs

Twinkle, twinkle little star! How I wonder what you are? Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle little star. How I wonder what you are?Donde esta la luna? (Where is the moon?)Comiendo aceituna. No me quieres da. (Eating olives. You...

They make a tia so proud!

I was so proud of our girls today as we loaded the van up to the max, somehow all of us being able to squeeze into the small space allotted us as the majority of the room was being used up by the many black garbage bags full of clothes to donate, and headed off to...

Time…

I find that time has been flying by. Days turn into weeks, and weeks into months. I seem to forget that to children time is not as important as it is to us adults. And I hate that I, now in my twenties, dwell and obsess over time. Thinking about how much time is left...

Vida es un Carnaval.

The entire city at war with water.  Not an understatement.  Adults, children as young as three, coming together to throw water at one another in various ways, sometimes sticking a little paint or onion juice in the mix.I went for a paseo...