A good start to week two!

Prepared by Tara O’Neil

Breakfast seemed strange today without Kathleen, Maggie and Eddie, but of course still enjoyable. After a weekend away we all felt refreshed and excited to be back to work in the village.

Jamie and Ashley headed to the kg classroom again prepared to spend the morning teaching the kids about shaped. With lessons planned and time management skills mastered, their day flew by and the kids learned lots!

Lauren and I spent another day in the clinic. We spent time checking in patients, filling out new patient health folders, taking temperatures and weights, and observing prenatal and postpartum appointments.

Unfortunately, Christy spent the day sick at the guest house so Patty went to the library alone. She spent another long day trying to not only teach the students the basics of the computer, but the importance of the basics to the teachers. She is hoping to create computer lesson plans to leave behind before the end of the trip.

Ashley, Jamie, Lauren, Amo and I walked to the Volta River after tutorials before relaxing for the night. Patty and Christy’s night, however, was just beginning. They headed to the hospital so Christy could get checked out for safe measures. Thankfully she has not caught anything serious and hopefully whatever bug she has will be gone soon.

PS. A big thanks to our team leader Esther who has helped the injured, the sick, and the student on budgets. I don’t know what we will do without her back home!!