Day 6 of our adventure

 We are really starting to see Maria come out of her shell and really show case her personality.  Tatiana is here after a long and frustrating trip from the airport in Bogota. She probably could have come by bus and got here faster. Tatiana says that Maria is very smart which could be good or bad depending how you look at it. The good part is obvious  the part we worry about is that she communicates way beyond a normal three year old. Which make one wonder how easy english will be for her. Her first words in english were Green, Cookie, and Beautiful. She is now singing the Head and shoulders knees and toes song in her own accent but she loves it. Our thoughts are to post pictures starting on wednsday after our meeting with The ICBF. The culture here in medellin is very strange for instance The Hotel manager Marlena whom Maria really loves and calls Mom works about 15 hours per day and 6 days per week. Her pay is about 60 to 70 dollars per week. Yet she always seems happy and will bend over backwards for you.  We are a little worried about this place being Americans despite what locals say there is an element of danger for us. The good thing is that when taxi drivers ask questions about us Tatianas explanation of us adopting seems to help if they had any bad intentions toward us. They seem to respect Americans that adopt from thier country. Having said that Tatiana is a little out of her element here and we will all be happy when we get to Bogota for the final leg of our journey.  My next log will talk about our guide here, god love her but it's like going bungee jumping everytime were with her.