Send Rich to Morocco!

Happy Tuesday!  I have 4 days left here in Africa.  Well, 3 full days technically.  I leave Saturday morning from the house around 4-4:30am, and should be back in Boston sometime late afternoon same day.  I've really enjoyed my time here, but I have to admit, I'm missing home, school, friends, and family.  This whole trip has been an awesome experience - so thank you again to all that helped make it possible.  I think I have a new outlook now on my own life as well as the world around me.  I'm looking forward to getting back to the swing of things with school, too. 

The orphanage is a little more difficult this week as all the grueling physically draining work in the morning is harder because the other 3 volunteers that were with me went home.  So now it is just me this week, and the nurses are stretching me pretty thin!  I'll be in the middle of one thing and I'll hear my name called.  I'm running around like crazy trying to help - hopefully they think I'm being helpful!  The kids are great, though, so just being able to spend time with them making them laugh or smile is great.  I've got almost all of their names give or take one or two.  It is sometimes hard to understand what the nurses are saying, but it is getting much better.  I know a few basic Arabic and French words now, and hand gestures go a long way.  Three days more of work and I'll be on my way home!

That's all for now, gotta go to lunch, hope things are good at home, I know there has been a TON of snow in MA lately, maybe I'll be fortunate and it will be gone by the time I get home.  I also hope my flight is smoother on the way home and lets hope for no delays!  Take care.