Another good day. She seems to be warming up to us. As she does, she is revealing herself to be a little stinker, which is perfect.
Sophie and I went to visit Cora Chun Wu's orphanage today. It was surprising in many ways. I was surprised to find that the size of the city, BengBu, is immense and modern.
Chun Wu's orphanage was in a large medical facility attached to a nursing home. Her floor was a little cramped, barely big enough for the 20 or so kids living there. The kids were all happy and lively, and enjoyed seeing visitors. We saw her bed (which was large, and in a room with all the other children her age). We learned their daily routine, which is simple: wake up, eat, activities, eat, nap, activities, eat, sleep. Every day except Saturday, where they go to the park (which is a nice park with modern and well maintained play equipment, plus a fountain). And that's about it. Very structured and predictable.
The teenagers are on the floor above Chun Wu's. We did not see them.
We met her nannies, who were all very professional. On the whole, I was very impressed with the orphanage and can understand why Chun Wu is as healthy (mentally and physically) as she is. When we return to BengBu when Chun Wu is older, I think she will be very grateful to the staff there, just as we are. Strange as it may seem to us, I can see how she will miss the orphanage.
We also went to the street where she was found. She was left on a busy street by the train station close to the hospital, so that she would be sure to be found.
We will have to get used to calling her Cora, because it's very comfortable to us to call her by her middle name, Chun Wu...
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