Today we needed help from San Mauricio, the orphanage where the girls lived for the past few years, to update some paperwork. Unfortunately most of the kids were gone on a field trip to a park. We were able to meet some of the staff, and it was clear that the girls have a great relationship with the people who work there. We also saw a few of the beautiful children - I wish we could take a few more home with us!
The upper bunk was Rocio's bed:
The lower bunk in another room was Mayra's bed:
The facilities are basic, but clean and okay.
We will try to visit San Mauricio again either Friday or Monday so the girls can say goodbye to their friends. One of their closest friends is not there on the weekend.
We completed more paperwork today including updating a bank account, obtaining records from the doctor's office, and retrieving the English translated copies of the sentencia and birth certificates. We have an appointment with the US Embassy tomorrow morning to begin the visa process. It may be completed on Monday, allowing us to fly home as early as Tuesday. I cannot purchase tickets until the visas have been issued, so they will be last minute. It's looking like Spirit may have the best pricing and flight times, even with their crazy fees.
Wonderful news!
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