Dan in Russia 2002

Karim horsing around with the kids at "his" orphanage, which has the rather ominous name of Orphanage #9. This orphanage is one of the biggest in Yaroslavl, with over 200 kids in it. Order is maintained somewhat by dividing the population into several "families" of kids in the same general age range. These family groups share their own bedroom, bathroom and (I think) kitchen facilities. Karim spent his time with a family of kids who I believe were around eight years old.