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Today we woke up disgustingly early, 6am to be exact. Waking up at this time always makes me feel sorry for dad having to get up and do granny's breakfast everyday. I don't know how he does it! We got dressed and were then taken by fuc to the cafe were we have breakfast. The free breakfast was a egg and bread roll which isn't too bad. After breakkie we headed back to the flat and waited for our induction. At 10am we assembled in the hall and introduced ourselves . We had to do some ice breakers and give our reasons and motivation for travelling. I said that I didn't want my travels to be completely selfish, and I wanted to give something back. I think most people were the same and what is cool is that I'm not the only backpacker. I have already arranged to meet up with a couple of other girls in other countries!
After the induction we had lunch in the cafe which is in Partnership with the orphanage. We had some really yummy Vietnamese food! It was then time to go and see where we would be helping out . Fuc gave us our bus passes which is ace because we can use them any time, not just for work. The drive is about 30 minutes in traffic which isn't too bad. What I found alarming about the placement was that it was portrayed as an orphanage, however it is actually a day centre for kids with various mental disabilities. That was notbother with me, I was just worried about how I would be able to help them. I immediately got stuck in and started playing games, teaching them songs and generally giving them attention. After an hour of fun it was time to head back to the flat.
We all chilled out and talked about our day. The girls are all in different orphanages however dee, ju-Lynn and I are together. Overall everyone enjoyed their visits however some people felt that that teachers actually Didnt want them there. Later in the night at around 7pm a chef came in and cooked vietnamese food for dinner. It was incredible! Filled with rice dishes, tofu, and vietnamese omlettes. We were fully satisfied with it! After dinner we Didnt last must longer and faded right to bed.
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