Marius is from the Betesda Home for Boys in Galati. It has been a pleasure to have him in our home to celebrate Christmas. Marius brought much joy and laughter to our celebration. One of his requests was to practice the English alphabet, practice we did. When it came time for Marius to approach the white board, unlike Romanian tradition we had to open the windows. Suddenly he became quite warm (perhaps nerves!), Marius even removed his pullover sweater. Randy and I both had a laugh over his hot flash.
As you can see from the pictures, it was fun to watch Marius open his gifts. He had never heard of, much less eaten pecan pie. It was quite a treat for him, I can't remember how many pieces of the pie he consumed. Randy and Marius took a long ride on the subway (Metro). This was a first for Marius also. He was very excited and impressed with the experience. While they were out and about, they went to the mall at Piata Unirii, another first for Marius. At the Mall he posed beside Santa for a picture. Christmas evening the two of them rode the tram-vi out to Baneasa Airport, Marius had never seen an airplane. They were able to watch a couple of big planes take off from the airport; but didn't get to see any land. This was very exciting for Marius. Future plans include a trip to tour The Peoples Palace and whatever else they can squeeze in. Marius had decided he really likes Bucuresti, and has already asked if he can come back next Christmas. I have enjoyed cooking for him and Randy, my pantry is almost empty...tomorrow it's off to Kaufland!
Marius has been a blessing to us and we hope that it has been a blessing for him to be here in our home for Christmas.
