EVELYN VIZCARRA

FEBRUARY 7, 1990

EVELYN, ALONG WITH HER YOUNGER SISTER, DIANA, CAME TO THE ORPHANAGE BECAUSE HER MOTHER WAS UNABLE TO MEET THEIR NEEDS AT HOME. THEIR FATHER HAD LEFT THE HOME, AND IT WAS NECESSARY FOR THEIR MOTHER TO WORK FROM EARLY IN THE MORNING UNTIL AFTER DARK. THE GIRLS WOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT HOME WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION, CREATING AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT.

EVELYN IS A VERY GENTLE LITTLE GIRL. IN THE BEGINNING, SHE WAS A GREAT HELP TO US, AS DIANA HAD A SPEECH PROBLEM, AND EVELYN HELPED US UNDERSTAND WHAT DIANA WAS TRYING TO SAY. WE ARE NOW ABLE TO UNDERSTAND DIANA, AND EVELYN HAS BEEN ABLE TO RELAX AND NOT BE SO WORRIED ABOUT HER SISTER, HOWEVER, SHE IS STILL VERY ATTENTIVE TO DIANA’S NEEDS.

LIKE MOST OF THE CHILDREN HER AGE, EVELYN IS ALWAYS ASKING WHY, HOW, AND WHEN. OF COURSE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STAGE THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE TO PASS, AND IT SHOWS US THAT EVELYN IS GROWING UP NORMALLY. SHE ENJOYS SCHOOL, AND IS CONSCIENTOUS ABOUT HER HOMEWORK.