the part of my trip that i didn't want to have to do came and passed and it definitely sucked... goodbyes are no fun, that's for sure. last night i had the hardest time getting to sleep, i last looked at the clock sometime after 5 and i dunno when i actually fell asleep, but i had to get up around 7... i ended up waking up and falling back asleep and i was supposed to meet meng at 8... oops. but we headed over to COFCO orphanage and i can't believe the progress they've made on building there... (i don't think i wrote about how they are getting pretty much a whole new 'building' thing, it's all made out of wood & whatnot... i thought they were just getting a whole new roof but they tore down everything yesterday and they have the structure of the building put up, it's taller and wider... it'll look great when its done) but ya, i played with the kids for awhile... let them take pictures lol they loveeee singing songs to the camera lol the only thing i'm disappointed about from going to COFCO today is that i missed saying goodbye to some of the kids because they were at school... that was sad :( i def cried today after i left there. within this month, the bond that was created with the kids and that orphanage was unlike i expected... nothing about this trip was like i thought it would be and that is far from disappointing. i've had so much fun with them... i had a great time playing games with them, watching their performances and dancing with them and teaching them english was harder than i thought, but i still think it went decent. i'm going to miss those kids, a lot... i really hope i'll be able to come back and see them one day.
after finishing up at COFCO, meng and i headed over to imagine orphanage... over the last 2 weeks, i've gotten really close with these kids... i think we did more play than study, but we had a great time. the kids came home from school just after i got there and we played bingo, skipped and took lots of pictures. it was pretty much the same when i was leaving there, very sad :(
when i got back to my hotel, it was hard to keep it in... i feel very determined to come back here one day and see them again... with having meng here and having a good guest house, it would be very easy to come back.
i can't even fathom how amazing it's been for me to be here... i just love it.
meng took me to a buffet for my farewell dinner, it was delicious... they actually had some american food. yuuuuum! and the show that the dancers put on was awesome too... the COFCO kids definitely did a good job learning from them.
i dunno what else i can say right now, i am excited to go home though... just wish i could bring every single little child home with me :(
