Wednesday, July 7, 2010

First Letter From Egda, Guayaquil

I can't believe it's been only 7 weeks since I began sponsoring Egda! It seems like so much longer, probably because I've been anxiously checking the mail every day for the past, oh, month- checking for a letter from her! Well, yesterday was the day I'd been waiting for- a letter arrived!
The letter was written by a CI employee or a volunteer, since Egda's just barely seven years old and a little young for correspondence. Here's the letter, translated from Spanish:
Dear Sponsor:
It is a big joy to be part of the sponsorship program provided by Children International! Your sponsored child's name is Egda P. V. [last name redacted]. I will tell you some things about her so that you can know each other much better. Let me tell you that she is attending school. Her favorite subject is Language. She likes to play with her friends. She plays during her free time. She also likes to ride bicycle, sing, dance, watch TV and draw. She enjoys going for walks to the park at the weekend along with her siblings. She likes to do her homework. Her favorite food is rice with mashed potatoes and fried meat. She likes to participate in class and go to the cinema. She also likes to play with her pet and she likes to participate in the events from the foundation.
Says good-bye with affection,
Joselyn A. A.
Also, on the back Egda colored a picture of a person holding a bunch of balloons. She's a very neat colorer for her age!

I'm so excited to get such an informative letter with little details about what Egda likes to do, eat, play at, etc. Now I'm dying to know what kind of pet she has. I checked the Spanish and the translation is direct- it does just say "pet" in Spanish too. I'm happy to hear that she seems to have a lot of fun in her life- playing with her siblings, riding a bike, going to the movies, etc.

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