for me, it's a pirates life.

yesterday i got to go outside for most of the time with some of my kids at section 2. including one that usually stays inside. so it was thoroughly enjoyable. and then got to know a few of them better than before and made good headway in that regard.
i fell asleep during lunch, and decided to take my day off at the hospital yesterday. it was nice. i took a nap. i did laundry. and i watched a movie. it's called 'adam.' i feel like not everyone would like it, but i really did. and the soundtrack was incredible. and it was nice to have a break.
then came institute, which was grand, as usual. followed by a trip to kaufland. and early bed.
we're old and tired all the time.
also, i really like just walking the streets here. mostly, i really like just being here in general.

today i stayed inside while the walkers were outside. and made my way through each of the kids in their bed or chair or wherever they were confined to at the time. and i had another one of those 'this is so sad, and their lives are so unfair' moments. mostly while i was singing/humming to one of my girls who just kept crying the saddest cry you've ever heard. which is mostly because she's usually so content and happy. i think she just has a cold and was feeling miserable. but obviously i'll never really know. the fact that they don't really have much of any communication is sad too. naturally there's body language and eyes, but neither of those are the same as being able to use words. such is the life they live. anyway, that's all i'll say about that. but we shared some tender moments, she and i.
after writing in my journal during lunch, i was off to the hospital. which was nice and average today. full of people looking at us like we're insane, people speaking a mile a minute to us in romanian and expecting us to understand, full of sweat, and full of the most adorable kids you'll ever see. including a two-week old baby. yeah.
and on the way home, i took pictures of a few charming places in that area. i want to spend more time walking the streets by the hospital sometime, though. someday.

my water bottle = life.

 the view off the balcony.

 a view from the top of the hospital.

the hospital itself.

 goes. everywhere. haa.

 the shoes my mama claimed looked worse than what my kids would be wearing.

there may be some truth to that. but they've treated me well.

ready to jump on a plane to romania yet? i know. me too. oh wait. i'm already here. just my luck. excellent.

tonight we went to iulius mall for din din and a movie. we went to pirates of the caribbean 4, in 3d. oh, hey. in case you were wondering, movie theaters are taken very seriously in romania. you'd think it was broadway. or something. the workers were in bowties. the seats are assigned. the 3d glasses are hard core bulky things. all we were missing was a sign saying, 'here come the americans!' oh wait. we didn't really need one. i think there was one plastered all over us already. haaaa.

also, movie in english with romanian subtitles - sad for the ones using subtitles. some things just can't be translated. ha. aye aye, cap'n. your highney.

also, i'm addicted to these wrap things they have here. and i couldn't bring myself to descending to american food yet (ie. kfc or mcdonalds). we'll take care of that tomorrow night. it's called shaorma lipie. and they're delicious. i'm not really sure exactly of everything that's in them. though, funnily enough with everything else, they have fries in them. and they put fries on their version of 'hamburgers' here. it's an interesting idea. but in the wraps it's quite scrumptious. it looks kind of like this:

which, ok. i'll give it to you. the picture looks kind of lame. but really, they're delicious. just take my word for it.

also, i got a mcflurry. it's not food, so i don't count it as descending to american too soon. best 8 lei ($2.77) i've ever spent. cheesy? yes. but delicious.

funny that i just gave an entire dedication to food? i know. it's a big deal, though. especially considering we don't exactly eat all that extravagantly here. ha.

moral of the story--operation: week two of working in romania? success! done and done.

am i excited for a weekend? you bet your bottom dollar.

speaking of dollars. the exchange rate right now is up to .35 lei to every dollar. which is really really good. exciting, i know. another reason you should be wishing you could hop on a plane on over here right now.

i might have missed something. i might have gone crazy with the pictures. that's life. i apologize if you're offended by that. it's been a rather average few days over here in romania town, and therefore i feel like there's not much to report. or, i just feel like the weird things that happen aren't that weird anymore because i'm so used to life being a little odd. yeah, it's probably the latter.