Spending a week with my Alums

Although it's been a bit rough getting back into a routine this week, I've had a nice change in routine to keep things a little different...

Since Jen was still on vacation this week and there is another volunteer in my Sala, I worked in Sala 2 this week with all of my babies who have grown up: Gonzalo, Lucas, Blanca, Edson, Adriana, MARTIN and many more. It was wonderful to get to spend the day with them again - usually I'm resigned to just saying hi when they pass by - but this week I got to be with them all day long!

It's amazing how much they've grown up. They're so freaking smart! I know Jen tells me all the time about how they talk and the different things that happen in the Sala - but getting to see how they've grown and matured since leaving Sala 1 was absolutely incredible. How some of their characteristics have stayed the same and others have completely changed. They're truly becoming little people.

However, although I LOVED spending the week with my alums, I did miss the babies in Sala 1 - even if they are newer, they've managed to capture my heart just the same. I have no idea how I'm going to say goodbye to either group in 5 short weeks. Last time was hard enough and I only knew about half of the kids and I knew I was coming back...