Took the daladala and motorbike up to Nkoroanga Lutheran Hospital to visit our Canadian friends for a day—hiked around the neighboring village and hung out with the local children. The hillside was beautiful and the people lived very simple lives. After handing out some M&Ms to the kids, we got a group of children trailing behind us.
Visited Majiachai and the Children for Children’s Future orphanage—helped Mama with the daily chores (carted water and fed chickens), learned how to cook ugali from Amina and Habiba, had a dance-off and played football (or soccer as Americans would call it) with the boys. Even with the hardships that they have been through, the kids are amazingly cheerful and energetic.
Arusha National Park—took the daladala to Usa River Village and then hopped on to another daladala to get to the park entrance. But we ended up at the wrong gate. Luckily, we ran into two Tanzanians, Freddy and his mom, Eva, who were also touring the park. They had three empty seats in their car and offered us a ride through the park. We basically got a free private safari. I saw some amazing animals: giraffes, zebras, gazelles, monkeys. They were literally within a few feet from our car. So cool.
Attended my first African wedding—the wedding took place at Centre House Hostel. It was a small ceremony with about twenty people. I loved the food and dancing.
Pediatric rotation—I saw some interesting cases while rounding in the pediatric ward: malnutrition and cardiomegaly, malaria, pneumonia, cerebral palsy, meningitis, kaposi sarcoma, heart murmurs, abscess
Surgery rotation—with the hazardous driving and crazy traffic, I saw a lot of motor vehicle accidents while rounding in the surgical ward. I scrubbed into a few surgeries and saw reduction of arm and leg fractures and a few internal and external fixations. Interesting photos to come.
Power outage—hung out in the hallway with headlamps, experienced my first cold shower, and had cold instant noodles for dinner. I am living the dream.
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