Dia de Tres

This place is truly incredible. I learned so much today, more than I ever thought possible. Since I still couldn't touch any of the animals this morning, I went to the new rescue center to help get it ready to bring the animals over eventually. I had an opportunity this morning to clean out the sloth cage at the new center. There's a mama sloth with a baby. Technically, I was supposed to wait until this afternoon, but Victoria needed someone and everyone else was newer than me. Plus, yesterday I got to watch and see how it was done. Let me tell you, what a cool thing to see a sloth up close and personal. They are fascinating creatures and I love getting to learn more.  We got a lot done today. One group was working on installation in the dorm rooms, one was rebuilding the fencing around the pond and Victoria and I were painting the down stairs area and others were planting. It was great to see all the wonderful work everyone was doing to help out the new center. We all definitely earned our lunch today. 

This afternoons chores were divided up and I finally could get on the board for working with the animals. I picked a few things to fill my afternoon, but the thing I was looking forward to the most, feeding the sloths. There are a totally of 17 sloths and 4 baby sloths at the sanctuary and they all get fed at 7pm. You just take their prepared bowls and go in and set them down, with the exception of Stevie Wonder and Rachel. Stevie Wonder is blind and gets hand fedand because Rachel has been in the same cage for so long, she gets the same. So there are two people that must go in and feed these two. I'd watched it be done last night, so I was given the opportunity to do it tonight. 

Stevie was such a sweetheart, you would just put the food near his mouth and he'd grab it from you sometimes or he'd just let you feed him. I was in heaven the whole time. We bounded and had a moment. Hopefully I can get to do that again. 

There are 3 vet students here and they have become some new friends. Sebastian and Christy are from Canada and TJ is from New York, but they all go to vet school in Canada. They are great people. Christie and I've really bonded, it's almost like we've known each other for a long time. We say a lot of things at the same time or think the same way, it's scary. Hanging out with them today I got to learn a lot about medicine and different things while they helped Sarita with her inventory. 

There's so much more to learn. I still have so much more to do and learn. 

Love from the girl who got more paint on her instead of the wall.