I suppose it’s about time to write since sent out my blog address and then haven’t made any entries. But what to write? I’m still in orientation. Today we learned about malaria and made our own blood smears so we’ll be able to take them to the lab in the future if needed. Learning the details of tropical diseases has been quite exciting. Tonight the conversation over dishes was how to get rid of tapeworms. The suggestion was to not eat dinner, put some food on your nightstand, and the worm will crawl out while you’re sleeping. The Africa Cup (soccer) started two nights ago, so EVERYONE in the country is watching the game tonight- Cameroon and Egypt. The current score has Egypt winning- 3-0.
The fruit selection is wonderful. The other foods are different. The bugs haven’t been too bad- only mosquitoes and moot-moots and flies and spiders and cockroaches. I do have a roommate who lives on my walls and he’s very helpful in keeping the bug population down- by eating them. Electricity and water have random moments when they opt not to function as one would expect them to- sometimes quitting for hours on end. I guess that’s it for now.
The pictures:
1) the view over the wall
2) lovely bananas
3) cassava (manioc), sweet potatoes, yam, coco yam, garden eggs
4) my friend Fatu and me
4 comments:
Hurray! Your first post! It sounds like things are going well. I need to post on my blog tomorrow. :)
Welcome to the blogosphere! I look forward to reading about all of your adventures!
Hi B! Yeah you made it. I am so excited to hear how things are going! We are praying for you. Love you tons!
We are so glad to hear form you!! We can't wait to see the good work the Lord has planned for you. We miss you and the kids say, "HI!"
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