#4 - Here in Novo Vodologa

Life in Novo Vodologa :

Picture #1 This is what we see around the orphanage - we walk by this house every day and night. 

Most people have old houses with plots of land to grow their own potatoes, tomatoes, etc.  They eat a lot of potatoes!  You will see people selling potatoes by the road in buckets hoping to make some money.


Picture #2 Here are some boys that followed us                home from the orphanage. The eldest is Dima, the smallest is Cola(Nickolai) (a boy we were interested in long ago) and another boy.

Dima made us a picture and we try to give them candy and attention.

Picture #3 Here outside the orphanage, there are swingsets with no swings.....

nothing to play on.

The kids wander around climbing trees and burning brush. There is a soccer field they play on during the day though.

Nothing much to do here.

Picture #4 Here is Stas' sleeping area - they have to keep it clean and tidy, it is pretty comfortable.

The classroom is downstairs.

They make a note on the corner of the sheets in ball point pen the date the sheets were last washed.