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We left Jacmel at 5:30 this morning, we were able to see the sunrise over the mountains.  Although the journey was beautiful - it was also very bumpy.  We were surprised to see that the markets open so early, they even used candles as light.  After we we arrived at the Auberge in, we got our much needed rest and headed to the orphanage.  When we made it, we were greeting by smiles, laughter, and song.  Even though we don't speak the same language, smiles translate universally.  We colored with the children and took lots of pictures.  The photos were a hot commodity, if a camera was out the kids all gathered around to join in.  They automatically hear "cheese" and smile with their thumbs up.  After coloring for quite a while, the children taught us how to make paper airplanes.  We were able to get the children all engaged together by dancing and singing songs - "I'm a Little Tea Pot" and "The Hokie Pokie" were a huge hit.  Through all of this we were able to complete some head to toe assessments of the children, which were greatly appreciated.  Hello Kitty bandages soon became a trend amongst all the children, whether needed or not.  After a hard days work, we learned how to say "see you tomorrow" in Creole - "na we demen".  We made it back to the hotel with 11 people in a small SUV.

-Jessica, Amy, Brooke, Shannon, Amber