Final Days

The last few days at the clinic were great. The kids were in better moods, and more healthy, and we were starting to see progress. We really got to know what they like, and don't like, and what they need to work on. When we left we wrote in some of the kids journals about their progress (each child has a journal that the volunteer teams write in to update the next teams). We took a "class picture" of the mobiles which was not a popular activity, but they calmed down quickly afterwards and were ready for a day of dancing and playing. The two weekers of our group left on three consecutive days, so we had lots of goodbye dinners and lunches. The rest of the group has four more days with the kids so we will be able to hear updates about our babies.

We decided to join our group for the final weekend trip to Transylvania. It was fun to spend a few more days with our group away from Birlad and see more of Romania. The drives may be long, but they are interesting because you get to see all of the different cultures Romania has. We stopped at the black church, Bran Castle, Peles Castle, and a few more Transylvania hotspots before taking the train back to Bucharest for our final night. Today we were in Amsterdam for a layover and took a tour around the city for a few hours, complete with snow! It was nice to get to see one more city on our travels, and Amsterdam is beautiful.