A typical Sofi day

Sofi usually wakes up around 2 in the morning, thirsty and hungry. She will drink water and milk and then nod off back to sleep. It's around 7 in the morning that she is up for more milk, breakfast and playtime. She is pretty content to play in the baby's room, often just sitting in her crib singing or babbling away in her own language.  By 9 or 10 she is usually ready for a morning nap lasting an hour or two.  Then around noon it's lunchtime. Every day at the ashram they eat rice, daal and yoghurt, so that's what Sofi has. If I am there, I will usually take her down to the dining hall so she can play with the other children - who have come back from the school which is just next door.  After lunch we play. We wander around the ashram, playing with the little children who don't go back to school after lunch.  By 2 all the kids are done with school, so there are lots of people for Sofi to play with. Initially she was not so eager to play with all the kids, and she preferred the little kids. But over time, she has become attached pretty much to them all. She loves to be investigating all over and now that she is walking, she wanders off exploring everything. Her favourite phrase is to answer the question "Billi kee kahandi?" (What does a cat say?) and she answers "mow" and dog says "bow bow". It has become even more fun as there is a little cat who has recently had kittens and they come and wander around looking for food, and Sofi gets super excited whenever they come around. If she is being fussy, the option of going to see the cat almost always gets her into a good mood. Around 4, it is teatime and we head down to the dining room again to see what treats are there. Sometimes it is fruit, or biscuits, or cake, or ice cream. With tea which she loves. And anywhere in the afternoon she might fall asleep for a nap. Otherwise it's plat time. Around 5 it's time for milk and then more playing if not a nap. And dinner is at 8ish. Thankfully, Sofi and the children play alot so time passes. These days the kids are having tests and exams so they are supposed to be busy preparing. Sundays there is no school so we all play all day!
Some days some people might come to visit, to donate food, or other things, to see how the ashram works, or perhaps to attend a court hearing or prepare for their own child's adoption case. The week passes quickly and before you know it, days turn to weeks and now I have been here almost 6 months!