This is some of the children that are at the orphanage. I think all of them were 7 or under. Except for Birgit. They had kept her home from school that day because I was coming to visit. Birgit is the one to the right in the purple coat. Apparently they do have her in a speech therapy class because she isn't up to her age level for speaking. I don't know Estonian, but it sure sounded to me that speaking wasn't a problem for her! She was trying so hard to talk to me and I didn't have a clue what she was saying. The boy that is in front, I believe is Raiko. He was very talkative and wouldn't stop pushing buttons on my camera. He was being taped when I was in the room with Birgit. He loved the gummy worms that I brought for Birgit. The gummy worms came with a pair of tweezers that had a little light that would come on when you picked up the worms and would cause the worms to glow. The looks on their faces when they saw the worms glowing was priceless! The next picture is of the orphanage. It is a 100 year old home that was owned by a doctor. The offices are located to the right in what was probably the quest house. That is where I hung out with Birgit for most of my visit.
This is some of the children that are at the orphanage. I think all of them were 7 or under. Except for Birgit. They had kept her home from school that day because I was coming to visit. Birgit is the one to the right in the purple coat. Apparently they do have her in a speech therapy class because she isn't up to her age level for speaking. I don't know Estonian, but it sure sounded to me that speaking wasn't a problem for her! She was trying so hard to talk to me and I didn't have a clue what she was saying. The boy that is in front, I believe is Raiko. He was very talkative and wouldn't stop pushing buttons on my camera. He was being taped when I was in the room with Birgit. He loved the gummy worms that I brought for Birgit. The gummy worms came with a pair of tweezers that had a little light that would come on when you picked up the worms and would cause the worms to glow. The looks on their faces when they saw the worms glowing was priceless! The next picture is of the orphanage. It is a 100 year old home that was owned by a doctor. The offices are located to the right in what was probably the quest house. That is where I hung out with Birgit for most of my visit.
