This is the family with 4 children which I mentioned in an earlier post. Dad Eric is a surgeon, volunteering at the hospital for a month. The mother is Jennifer, a former social worker and now full time, home-schooling mom. And they brought their 4 children ages 3-9 with them. So for a few of you who said that you thought I was brave or adventurous for coming to Africa...... um..... there's a tiny, precious, 3-year-old American girl here too. I'm not feeling the least bit brave or adventurous!
Took another 3 mile walk with Lisa at lunchtime today. I'm really enjoying the fresh air, sunshine, great company, and stunning views on these lunch walks! Especially the fresh air. At the hospital, all of the ambulatory people (mostly patient's family members, of which there are often many) use outdoor latrines over pits. Downwind of these latrines, the smell is fairly unpleasant. I had not spent time at pediatrics until today, and while I was walking through there, I thought, "these latrines smell just like a barnyard". A few moments later, I noticed that pediatrics is keeping 2 milk cows in a shed. So that's why it smelled like a barnyard! I guess I'm just not used to having cows at a hospital. (I was going to make a joke here about feeling sheepish, but I deleted it out of sympathy to you readers at home.)
Hi, Jill, what a funny story about milk cows at a hospital. I'm sure the milk is appreciated. Glad you are getting outside at lunch. I like to escape from indoors at lunch. I'm back at work again after my trip to Memphis, realizing how much work there is to do before the students return in mid-August. Enjoy! SP
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