Over the course of the four days we were in the orphanage, we got to know some of the kids and learn a little bit more about their stories. Mario Luis' story was probably the most heartbreaking to me. This little guy has been there since shortly after he was born - he was even named by the orphanage staff. One would think that he'd be at the top of the list for adoption, right? Not so in Guatemala. There's no paperwork on him, so he's not adoptable. He hasn't been declared abandoned even though he's lived there all of his two years. Ridiculous.
Mario Luis was so fun to play with - he'd climb up the ladder on the big playground with no help at all and go flying down the slide so fast that he didn't stop until he hit the AstroTurf in front of the slide. Then, he'd get up and go again and again. Such a cute little kid.
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mandy! i am so excited to see your guatemala posts :) mario luis is so adorable and it made my little heart melt just reading about him...
...funny story: this morning i got an email saying that you had commented on my blog about marmalade- i dont even know how that post got on my blog! i tried to post that picture to my facebook and twitter from an outside service and apparently it decided to post that on my blog as well. needless to say, i was shocked to get a comment on a blog i didnt even know i had posted!
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