A little about ourselves:
Travis and I (Bridgette) met at Brigham Young University-Idaho September 2009, and got married September 2010. Travis graduated from BYU-Idaho last July with a Bachelors degree in Sociology, and will be starting a Masters Program next fall. I graduated about 3 weeks ago from BYU-Idaho with a degree in Art- Emphasis Graphic Design. We both love experiencing new cultures, being involved with humanitarian aid, the outdoors, etc.
We will try our best to keep you updated on all the meaningful and fun experiences we have while serving here at the Hogar del Nino Orphanage. We feel very privileged to be here and are very excited about all the adventures we will endeavor on.
-Travis & Bridgette Hall
Mark and I were looking for a project that we could do that would stay with the kids even after we'd left. After thinking about it and considering different ideas we decided to do murals in the rooms of the kids. The people that will benefit from this the most are the ones that don't receive any attention from people that come because they are considered the "scarier" ones because they scream and will abuse themselves. I found studies that talked about the benefits of having art in the rooms of the disabeled. The studies showed that through the art stimulation the people were calmer and happier. The studies also found that it positively affected their healthy by lowering their blood pressure. We've had fun thus far. Although the paintings aren't all done in the pictures we have sinced finished them but haven't taken new pictures yet.
