Haven't really updated the blog for about a week now. Sorry! Not much going on lately, at least not good enough to really talk about. I was told last Thursday that it may be a good idea to take a couple of days off so that my leg could heal. I took last Friday and Monday off so that it could scab over properly. Now when I walk it doesn't open up again. The small victories in life, my friends. I still get looks and questions about what happened. Fighting off a lion is a much better story than falling down a cliff/hill/mountain.
Work is pretty slow this week because the medical clinic is closed so the personnel can attend training in Kawangware. The social workers still have home visits to do this week, so that keeps me busy. I went on a home visit with Paul the intern and a CHW. We went to one home that had about 4 dogs outside. Thankfully they did not attack us, just sniffed for awhile. We went inside the home and I got to play with a baby for about 20 minutes. She was absolutely adorable. She kept looking at my hand like I was an alien, which to her eyes I probably was. When we left it really hit me that she was our client. Meaning that she is HIV positive. I still don't know how to deal with these realizations.
I was heroic on our home visit on Monday. We were walking down a ravine/sewer runoff and passed a chicken with some baby chicks. One of the babies' foot was caught in a piece of grass. I could not help it. I reached down and freed the little guy. As soon as I bent down near the baby the mama chicken started to run at me. Thank goodness I was able to free the baby quickly enough to escape the mama. Paul and the CHW looked at me like I was crazy for helping out the little guy. Circle of life. But I believe in karma.
To pass the time at work this week I have started doing the crossword in the daily paper. Getting pretty good at it. There is another one that is called "codeword." It looks like a crossword but they give you 1-2 letters, then you have to fill in the rest of it. No hints or help at all. Just the letters given. Some of them are super difficult. Leslie also does it so we text back and forth at work to see if we are on the same track. Not so much usually.
We met with our future safari guide, TImmy, earlier today. He lives in Naivasha where Hell's Gate and the lake are. It is about 1-1.5 hours northwest of Nairobi. We have decided to make a trip up to Hell's Gate this Saturday for some hiking. We talked with Timmy about planning our 3 day safari in the middle of July. Super excited and he does it pretty reasonably priced. He was a character though. He was the guide that took the Emory group last year and comes highly recommended. I can see why- he is very enthusiastic about what he does and just wants everyone to have the best time they can. I'm excited to see the Maasai Mara in July with the great migration.
Full disclosure- Emily, Leslie, I were sitting in the coffee shop waiting for Timmy when this conversation happened:
*Leslie drinking a Stoney, which is made by Coca-Cola*
Me: "Wow, they make a ton of stuff we don't even know about in the states."
Emily: "You would if you visited The World of Coke in Atlanta."
Me: "It's so expensive. Parking is crazy. I would just take a matatu... wait."
*Crazy laughter ensues*
I am fully embracing the Kenyan culture, I am very happy to say.
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