Having stayed at the orphanage for the past 7 consecutive years, I have watched the children growing up that little bit more each year, with the biggest growth spurt seen in the last 2 years. I lamented at the passing years, but also take pleasure in seeing the children growing and developing confidently into young adults. The 3 older ones are as tall if not taller than me now.
They are all so different in their imdividual ways. Uma has done well with the children. They are polite, helpful and quietly confident. They believe in themselves. The older ones are developing a clear idea of what they want to be when they grow up. I suppose I brain wash them each time when I am here into thinking 'You can be anything you want to be. You just have to prepare to work for it'. They listened and applied themselves. And it is reflected in their school reports . It is such a pleasure to see how well they are doing.
One of the boys, Suzan is exceptionally bright. He sleeps only for @5 hours each night. His bedtime reading is the Science Encyclopedia. He is very good with building and making things. He has built a mini generator that works from bits of wire, blocks of wood etc.. This generator can power the television during the power cut. Any repair around the house is undertaken by Suzan. He sorts out the plumbing, damaged shower heads etc. He wants to be an aeronautical engineer when he leaves school. And I believe he will be.Uma has asked if KIKN can explore the feasibility of finding potential colleges who may be interested in his academic development. I will try to find that information my return to UK
The 3 older girls are growing up gracefully. One is interested in fashion. She is very bright in her study but unsure of what she wants to do eventually.. The oldest is interested to explore doing medicine which mean long period of study and personal sacrifice. The youngest of the 3 still a little way away from knowing her mind.The 2 boys are clear. One an aeronautical Engineer and the other a policeman.
It was really nice to cosy up to them some evenings and talked about school, London, teenage fashion,travel and life in general. . It is not surprising therefore, that when asked about their biological families up in the mountains, none of them is interested to go back to look them up when they grow up and working. That seems to be the unanimous view amongst the 8 of them. It reflects the extend of hurt, hidden anger and rejection they must feel by their families.It is understandable when you think only one or two of the parents bother to visit them may be once a year or every 2 years .And it tends to be prior to the festivals. Lets just say the children are not impressed at all.
All things considered, these children cope very well with Uma giving them the love and stability they need. And it comes with the increased opportunities to have a good life too. I guesss they are the lucky ones......
They are all so different in their imdividual ways. Uma has done well with the children. They are polite, helpful and quietly confident. They believe in themselves. The older ones are developing a clear idea of what they want to be when they grow up. I suppose I brain wash them each time when I am here into thinking 'You can be anything you want to be. You just have to prepare to work for it'. They listened and applied themselves. And it is reflected in their school reports . It is such a pleasure to see how well they are doing.
One of the boys, Suzan is exceptionally bright. He sleeps only for @5 hours each night. His bedtime reading is the Science Encyclopedia. He is very good with building and making things. He has built a mini generator that works from bits of wire, blocks of wood etc.. This generator can power the television during the power cut. Any repair around the house is undertaken by Suzan. He sorts out the plumbing, damaged shower heads etc. He wants to be an aeronautical engineer when he leaves school. And I believe he will be.Uma has asked if KIKN can explore the feasibility of finding potential colleges who may be interested in his academic development. I will try to find that information my return to UK
The 3 older girls are growing up gracefully. One is interested in fashion. She is very bright in her study but unsure of what she wants to do eventually.. The oldest is interested to explore doing medicine which mean long period of study and personal sacrifice. The youngest of the 3 still a little way away from knowing her mind.The 2 boys are clear. One an aeronautical Engineer and the other a policeman.
It was really nice to cosy up to them some evenings and talked about school, London, teenage fashion,travel and life in general. . It is not surprising therefore, that when asked about their biological families up in the mountains, none of them is interested to go back to look them up when they grow up and working. That seems to be the unanimous view amongst the 8 of them. It reflects the extend of hurt, hidden anger and rejection they must feel by their families.It is understandable when you think only one or two of the parents bother to visit them may be once a year or every 2 years .And it tends to be prior to the festivals. Lets just say the children are not impressed at all.
All things considered, these children cope very well with Uma giving them the love and stability they need. And it comes with the increased opportunities to have a good life too. I guesss they are the lucky ones......
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