I grew up as an orphan, but not the usual way in an Orphanage. What is an orphanage like?
Well it is where orphans live, because their parents are dead or somehow unable to take care of them.
Do you think it is a good place to live for a kid?
Most have been closed in North America, probably because they are not a great place to live.
What do you know about them?
Not a lot of international charities support or fund orphanages, but sometimes small charities or religious groups do.  
I suppose some feel it is an inhumane environment. Do you know of any countries that still have orphanages, or something else I might find interesting?
The Soviet Bloc does currently, but even there they are phasing them out and going more with foster care.
Yeah. Foster care is more individualized I suppose. What do you think about the situation?
If a kid can't get kinship care, with grandparents or other relatives, then foster care seems like the next best option.