Juegos en Santa Julia

I’m sure it’s hard to believe, but there are things we’ve done this week that I haven’t yet posted on the blog about.  We made a quick trip back to Casa Hogar Santa Julia to spend some time playing with the girls.  Just as we arrived it started to rain a little, so we went into the activity room and played games for a couple of hours.  Everyone seemed to have a great time, and after a while it cleared up and the kids went outside to play.  A large group of visitors passed through, led by the director of a school and summer camp (Luis).  He said that he visits about once a month.  One of the “girls” is actually in her early 30’s, and has special needs, but her love for Luis was obvious.  She was so excited to see him and held his hand as he led the tour.  She is a doll and has a great love of shoes.  Luis told me that she understands a lot of English.  Several of the girls can speak English and I think they enjoy practicing with us.  Some of them were a little shy at first but warmed up quickly.  They were very excited about the lollipops we brought – luckily we saved them until the end of the visit.

Our visits might seem like just play-time but the girls are learning and practicing how to interact with visitors, to take turns in a game, to identify which card is the highest in a hand of War, and to let others win the stack of cards when their card is the highest.  All great lessons.  Hopefully our kids are learning from the experience too. 

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