This week with the team was so amazing, the kids were so sweet and there were so many new little ones dropped off. 4 in total I believe. The little one I really bonded with was little Miss Maria Elena. She is turning 2 on June 23 and was attached to me all week. She really broke my heart because every day when I came in and picked her up she would cry "mama, mama" looking for her mama, she was still so broken that her mama left her even by Thursday when we left the center. I am so set on moving her up to the "Pollos" (The toddlers). She is with the "Canarios" (babies) right now since she just came in but does not like it in there at all. She is so smart and is not getting stimulated enough with the little ones. I talked to the director Lukey about it and she told me she would talk to the doctor. I am crossing my fingers she is with the "big kids" when I get back to the center on Monday.

This weekend all the interns and our awesome translators Olivia and Alejandra got to go to the Guatemala City Zoo! It was so so cool.. but there definitely is not the safety precautions we have in our Zoos, The animals are really close!

Maria Elena