Smoothest Highway Ever....Not

Today, Ken took us out to another boys home that is about an hour drive south of the Santa Cruz.  This home has 35 boys ranging from 4 to 17 years old, all of whom are orphans from the street.  The home has an agreement with the private Christian school in the town next to it to provide them an education along with what they are taught at the home itself.  I was pretty surprised at the quality of the home overall.  They have 3 long dorms where the boys sleep on bunk beds and have their individual little closets.  They have a big kitchen and covered eating area, a classroom, and a very small computer room.  In addition, they have a pretty decent soccer field, basketball court, and beach volleyball.  They also raise their own chickens and rabbits to help with their food bill.

All the boys have to do their own laundry in a row of little sinks, and take care of their own living areas.  All of them have choirs to do on top of their studies.  We spoke with one young guy who explained that they lose a few guys back to the street every once in a while because the street will always take them back and it feels like home because it was home for so long.

 

I have a bunch more pictures of the place, but unfortunately, the internet is a little slow tonight.  Oh, one more thing, I wanted to show you what a typical meat shop looks like.  They do have supermarkets, but the prices are much higher than the market.  We have been buying meat at the supermarket for the reason you will see below.

Yup, that's right, 3 dogs and only 2 people.  What ya thinks in the burgers?  ( please tell me Curtis isn't the only one to get that line)