Can you post photos? I'm wondering if the brown wrinkling center of the leaf is sunburn.

Sarah

Okay I am making an account on Photobucket right now to share photos.

I was searching for a better way to post photos, but I am still wondering if I can post them directly onto my post

http://s799.photobucket.com/albums/yy271/Jayphals/Orchids/

Here is a link that might be useful: pics

Do you know what lighting conditions your neighbor had the orchid in? What about watering? It just looks like symptoms of inappropriate conditions. Lack of water perhaps and no light.

That might be it because it is winter here, and my neighbor doesn't use artificial light.

She put them in her bathroom where that was a small window but had those shades covering it.
There was not much light, but they kept the light on from the afternoon to midnight, and then there was a small night light the rest of the time.

She was aware to not overwater, but She told me she watered 4 times.

Watering 4 times in one week sounds like a bit much. Is this how much you normally water the orchid? Definitely not enough light at your neighbors.

what were the temps like while you were gone? Looks a bit like tissue collapsing

http://www.waldor.com/Images/pictures/pdfs/Page%205C13.pdf

notice, thrips can cause similar damage ..but then, you would see damage before