The Temuco S.A. have a home for girls and we were simply asked to spend the afternoon with these children that range in ages from 6 to 14. Like previous volunteering experiences, we again did not know how the afternoon was going to unfold, and were just chucked into the mix. By and by things worked out in the end and before any doubts or stage fright could creep in, we had managed to teach and play a few games which seemed to break the ice. Before we knew it our time here had passed and we had kids clinging to us and begging us not to leave. Even now, Roland´s muscles feel a little tender (chalk this up to 16 months of unused upper body muscles) from all the carrying, swinging, lifting and playing with the kids. Attempting to share our time fairly amongst the little ones, we quickly learned that it would be much easier and enjoyable for some of the older children to use the camera. A good 100 or so pictures later and a second battery, we had some difficulty deciding which captured images should be published on the site and tried to get a range from both photographers and photographees.
A special thanks to Major Antonio for coordinating our day and to the many hard working staff at the home. It was very obvious that the girls are very happy, full of life and are well looked after. No easy task at times we are sure.