Croatia

7/7

We arrived in Croatia! It is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. As we pulled into port we passed the captains house and waved to his wife who was out on the back patio. She will be joining us later in the trip. The city of Dubrovnik reminds me of a story book setting. The town is all cobble stone streets and small green shutters surrounded by bright blue ocean.

We visited an orphanage just outside the city and had to take note of
1. Nature and purpose of the agency
2. Target population
3. Role of social workers
4. Education background
5. Overall Impression

34 Children lived in this particular orphanage, however, 20 of them had relatives that visited them frequently. Croatia doesn't have any foster families and the children aged from 0-21. 26 employees worked in this particular orphanage. They received University Government funding and had volunteers help out during the school year. Some children are ever reunited with their parents again when they are financially stable. I was quite impressed with this facility and its staff. We spent the afternoon playing with the children. We brought chalk and I taught a little boy how to draw a star. By the end of the afternoon, the patio had turned into a galaxy of stars.

7/9- We got up at 5AM to run along the walled city. It was already getting warm by the time we finished and so we decided to go cliff diving to cool off and we finished the morning with a cup of coffee. (This cup of cosmos is for you Lucille and Casey)

• Ate squid polenta and inked my white shirt

Croatia is my new favorite place
# of new people I met: 5
Mood: good
Weather: hot