Days 17-19 Nurses visit orphanage

Day 17--Siku Kumi na saba

I'm officially addicted to the dubbed soap opera Tormento de Paradisio that we watch each night with Rahkmah the maid at our host home. I hope Nicholas can expose crazy Carina's real identity so he can finally divorce her and live happily ever after with the island girl. :) It's terrible quality and I love it.

Anyway, it was a little weird to return to our home after sarari, but Stella the nursery teacher is back and well, thank goodness. I attempted to help Emily withy the older kids today and it was even more difficult. We tried stickers as positive reinforcement, but only a few caught on to the concept. I have a new respect for teachers and structured education systems. And we fed the kids again today.

We had chipati at dinner--JACKPOT! Rahkmah makes the BEST chipati in all of Tanzania, I'm convinced. (It's similar to a pancheros tortilla.... yeah, that good)

Day 18--Siku Kumi na Nane

Today three of the medical placement volunteers came to Faraja orphanage and set up a clinic in the classroom for the afternoon. Emily and I had to leave early today (to find cheaper prices for food and mattresses for the kids at the market), but we heard that they dressed wounds, attempted to get/create medical records for the kids, and treated things such as ringworm.

After class today I tutored Moiva the Maasai girl. I hope that one day she will be able to read, but for now I'm just trying to teach this 12 year old how to copy the alphabet.

One last story for the day. On the dalla dalla this morning, the cutest little baby grabbed at the money the fare-collector was holding. We all laughed. Cutest little theif baby ever. :)

Day 19--Siku kumi na tisa

We fed the kids again today and held part two of the clinic. We tried to keep the kids in the classroom occupied but a few fights broke out. It's hard for them to stay in the classroom all day. In the afternoon Jen, Em and I rushed around town trying to get all the money, food, and supplies to climb Mt. Meru. Tomorrow!