Baby Room, La Hogar - This is the baby room, where I spend my day (unless I’m lucky and can take them outside). Your donations make sure that the kids are provided with a safe, clean, and stimulating living environment. As I was telling a donor just now, it’s so sad because these kids are over the age of one, so it is very likely they will not get adopted because they are too old. Sadly, like dogs and cats in the pound, people want the cute little babies. My heart breaks for them, this is a very special group of kids (no matter how many headaches they give me!) and thanks for your loving support.

I noticed they never get to eat fruit. Ever. It’s just too expensive when they can have soups and potatoes (meat is a treat too). I doubted they had ever seen it, so I brought a bunch of grapes in today, and I was right. They had no idea what uvas were! Most eyed them skeptically. Some cried and were scared of them, which is hilarious. But once they realized how delicious grapes were they kept saying, “mas! mas!” (more! more!). Looks like I’ll have to extend my travel budget to make room for a daily trip to the mercado for mas fruitas!

Also, I’ve been receiving a lot of donations lately from past donors who want to help out a little more after the strikes - just want to give you a little shout-out: thank you so much!