this is early!
We are going to the Sion orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico as part of the
Corazon De Vida program that supports this and other orphanages of Northern
Mexico. I learned about it through Kim from my New Beginnings MeetUp group.
We started the day sitting in the parking lot of an Irvine office building
at 6:15 am waiting to catch the bus that will take us to the orphanage.
6:20. Where is the damn bus? I could have gotten 5 more minutes of sleep!
Which would have been good because it was a late night (well early for me,
but later than it should've been for someone who had to get up at 5:15
am!). I watched the movie 'Precious' last night. Guess that launched the
weeekend off right. A movie about a young girl who managed to survive her
shitty parents and awful existence and begin to learn to take care of
herself - and her own 2 kids. It was sad, disturbing and hard to watch. If
Heath Ledger succumbed to the darkness he had to go to for his character in
Batman, then I don't see how Mo'nique could escape the world of her
character. She put on one of the most impactful performances I have ever
seen. Truly evil in a real and personal manner.
And now I am off to visit with kids who don't have any parents - evil or
otherwise - in their lives. I don't know which would be worse - horrible
parents or no parents?
From the tales of the folks who are making this trip for umpteenth time,
it sounds like the value the kids get from this experience is surpassed
only by the value these volunteers get. After my experience in Kibera I get
that. Many of the people on the bus are supporters of the CDV organization
and are coming down to see the kids they support. There is also a group
from an elementary school - parents/teachers, as well as kids. There are a
few church related folks as well. There is a diverse mix of people -
Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian and European. I think it will all make for an
amazing day.
