Tu (journal entry, part 2)

5 January 2007 (continued)
Oh, there's also a little boy there who is 6 years old and, honestly, the size of an 18-month-old [okay, maybe 2]. His brain is fine, but his body has just stopped growing. Yen says that when she met him two years ago, he was the same size. They feed him extra with GVN volunteers bringing him yoghurt several times a week, but it hasn't made any difference yet. Sad, but he's adorable and seems fine with his size. It makes him very nimble and quick. He's like a little monkey the way he runs around and does flips.

The babies range from one week to eight months old and except for Fat Baby (his nickname), they are all tiny lil' things. So fragile looking.

One of the kids told Yen that Audrey had something stuck on her legs. Yen looked and come to find out they didn't recognize that it was hair. Their bodies are hairless. None on their arms or legs. We are hairy beasts in comparison.

We spent about an hour there and by the time Stuart left, he was nice and sweaty. Those of us that rode bikes out, rode them back, though it was a bit tougher on the way home since we were a bit tired out. It was a fun ride, though, riding down little one lane roads past chickens and water buffalo. Odd but fantastic. I know that we will never forget this place, this whole experience.