Happy New Year everyone!!!
I hope you guys had a great time. I haven't been able to get the correct phone card for a couple days, but I'll try to find the right kind today. I talked to Lloyd earlier for the 1 minute and 30 seconds I had left on a card, and I know you guys (i.e. mom) need the number here.
I'm a little frustrated that the number they gave me to give to everyone is wrong... Sometimes things here are more disorganized than I was expecting.
Here's a number that hopefully works:
Dial the country code (which I think is 0233)
The number is 0935-20212 or 0935 20252.
Let me know if that doesn't work. Oh wait... you can't!! Ha! No worries, I'll call you.
Anyways, I'm safe and happy :) A little sick though, I may have MALARIA!!!! duh-duh-duhhhhh!!!! Just kidding mumsy, it's just a sore throat :)
New Years was fun, we went to church and then to a bar (go figure). Apparently the majority of the town celebrates the New Year in church, dancing, singing, and drumming until dawn. The church was PACKED. We seemed to arrive a little too early for all that fun stuff though, so we listened to a sermon in Ewe for a while until we headed out.
Back at the bar I drank a bitchpop and headed back home (bitchpop = new word for girlie beer). I had fun but I missed not being able kiss Lloyd on the count down :( Next year!
I wasn't able to go to the orphanage today since they were going away for some celebration, not quite sure what... So I returned to the hospital with Gina and Anela one last time.
We went to the lab today, which was interesting to say the least. The man taking blood samples refused to wear gloves and didn't wash his hands between patients. He explained to Gina and I that he didn't need gloves because he knows how to "handle a needle." Gina tried explaining to him that it wasn't just for his own protection that he should wear gloves, but also for the patients. He nodded and smiled as if we just didn't understand his needle skills. He explained one more time, "I don't wear gloves, I know how to do it without them." Sooo I told him just to be careful and we watched patiently.
On the bright side, we did get to look through a microscope and see malaria parasites!! Exciting!
Anyhoozie, I love you guys and I'll see you in a few days :)
Once again, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
I hope you guys had a great time. I haven't been able to get the correct phone card for a couple days, but I'll try to find the right kind today. I talked to Lloyd earlier for the 1 minute and 30 seconds I had left on a card, and I know you guys (i.e. mom) need the number here.
I'm a little frustrated that the number they gave me to give to everyone is wrong... Sometimes things here are more disorganized than I was expecting.
Here's a number that hopefully works:
Dial the country code (which I think is 0233)
The number is 0935-20212 or 0935 20252.
Let me know if that doesn't work. Oh wait... you can't!! Ha! No worries, I'll call you.
Anyways, I'm safe and happy :) A little sick though, I may have MALARIA!!!! duh-duh-duhhhhh!!!! Just kidding mumsy, it's just a sore throat :)
New Years was fun, we went to church and then to a bar (go figure). Apparently the majority of the town celebrates the New Year in church, dancing, singing, and drumming until dawn. The church was PACKED. We seemed to arrive a little too early for all that fun stuff though, so we listened to a sermon in Ewe for a while until we headed out.
Back at the bar I drank a bitchpop and headed back home (bitchpop = new word for girlie beer). I had fun but I missed not being able kiss Lloyd on the count down :( Next year!
I wasn't able to go to the orphanage today since they were going away for some celebration, not quite sure what... So I returned to the hospital with Gina and Anela one last time.
We went to the lab today, which was interesting to say the least. The man taking blood samples refused to wear gloves and didn't wash his hands between patients. He explained to Gina and I that he didn't need gloves because he knows how to "handle a needle." Gina tried explaining to him that it wasn't just for his own protection that he should wear gloves, but also for the patients. He nodded and smiled as if we just didn't understand his needle skills. He explained one more time, "I don't wear gloves, I know how to do it without them." Sooo I told him just to be careful and we watched patiently.
On the bright side, we did get to look through a microscope and see malaria parasites!! Exciting!
Anyhoozie, I love you guys and I'll see you in a few days :)
Once again, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
3 comments:
How does it feels to be so near the end of your stay? I know you miss us, especially me, but, just curious as I was staring into the pc screen about what mixed emotions you might be having.
Before you start your return journey, can you take some quiet, solo time to reflect on the last three weeks and write what experiences or images seem to loom in your mind as really profound - bad and/or good.
A lot transpired very early on in your trip, but it's interesting to note, now, what has become indelible and perhaps totally altering for you. It may change, too once you return and 'seem' to get back to 'normal' life.
On a lighter note, I hope you keep this blog going because under the declaration, "This blog does not accept anonymous comments" there is always a scrambled code in letters that while they say or mean nothing, they LOOK like they should.
I'm going to start writing them down and work on developing another langauge. And don't start with your doubts and aspersions just because I never came through on the French thing.
HI there little sister! I just found out about this blog from Dad, but had to get it from your Mom. You have really been in my thoughts and I loved being able to read a little about your journey. Have a wonderful time, I hope to hear from you when you get back!
Love, Nicole
Yay! You're on your way home even as I write this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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