This morning I went to an old folks home. Lydia, Lauren, and I helped some old ladies take showers, dry off, and get dressed. I was really uncomfortable at first; but once I started helping this one lady, I was totally fine. She was literally half my height, and was so cute and so sweet. She just wanted to be loved because all the people who stay there don't have any family around, and they aren't allowed to leave. She was so appreciative of my help-it melted my heart and made me tear up a bit. She gave me lots of kisses on my cheek and thanked me over and over again as I combed and braided her hair. She told Lydia and I through a translator that it was an honor to be dressed by such beautiful girls and that we were angels sent from God. I just wanted to take her home and love her. It was a very humbling experience to see that she wasn't embarrassed at all by her nakedness or need for help. She was my angel. After we got all the ladies showered and dressed, we folded some clothes. Then we joined the rest of our group and helped clean the men's section and cracked peanuts to be roasted. It was an awesome morning.
Tonight we had alpaca and guinea pig with dinner. The alpaca was really good and tasted like steak. It was a bit chewy, though. The guinea pig not so much. It tasted like raw fish and had lots of little bones in it which made eating it kind of sad.
Allison Holland
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