It took us a while to finally get the room situation worked out. Last night we had decided to split up between two hotels, but this morning we found a nice little hotel just out of town that could accommodate all of us. So with a little help from a van driver we moved all our stuff to the Little Rose Hotel.

After that we headed into the village to get a bite to eat. You have to imagine this village, remember that Sri Lanka is a poor country, and the village we were staying at is poor by Sri Lankan standards. To be honest though, it is what I like. I’m not sure why, but for some reason it seems like people are “real” in places that aren’t wealthy.

After we ate we headed to the orphanage to distribute the goods that we brought with us, and to meet the children. This is the first time that I’ve ever done anything like this before and I was feeling a little nervous. It wasn’t long after we got there that I was really enjoying myself. The children were fantastic. There were only boys, and not all of them were orphans, but they were all really fun to be around. They loved to shake hands, and really loved cameras. Some of the kids would stand in front of me and pretend to take a picture, so I’d take a picture but they kept doing it. They were only satisfied with taking one for themselves. I wish I would have brought my old camera with me to leave for them.