Hello again,
Well I have good news today. I am feeling much much much much better. We went out for dinner after I last posted and I could not eat a thing because I felt so sick, but I brought my food back to camp and managed to eat enough to swallow my Milaria pill wihtout feeling sick. I got more sleep that night, but the hours were limited because we had to get up at 4:30 am to catch the bus to Singida. We got on the bus just fine but the ride sucked. It took 11.5 hours and almost half of it was on a very bump dirt road and it felt at times like the bus was going to tip right over. I got very depressed on the ride out here aswell seeing all the suffering people along the way and my imagination went wild thinking about what kind of place Singida might be. When we arrived the fact was that it is actually quite a nice place. The place we are staying is much nicer too. There are no more cockroches but some of the lizards here are pretty big. I saw one today around 1' long. I had a hot shower this morning and feel so much better. We are staying in a fenced ground which is owned by a Roman Catholic group and it is guarded by Basenji's (a dog that is a sight hound originaly from Congo, I believe) at night. The people are all very nice and I feel much safer and happier here. I am starting to catch on to Kiswahili a bit better now and that too is making me feel better.
Today we also met with the HAPA Director and he is a very nice, wise man. I am really getting excited about this program and feel very good supporting it. Things are still deffinetly different, but I am adjusting and things are coming around. I'm sorry for my depressing and I imagine somewhat concerning message I left the other day, but when you are inches away from crying it's hard to come up with possitive things to say. I know this is not the most organised blog update but I have a bunch of things to say and it's coming out a bit fast. I am still sad and miss home a lot but the way I'm trying to look at it is I will soon be home and these people have to stay here forever. I shouldn't feel sorry for myself when I am not the one suffering and that even though I miss home I know there are things I will miss about this place once I leave and so I should take full advantage of it and not waist my time crying. Well I think that's about all I have to say for today, but I promise to blog again atleast once before I go out to the village on Saturday where we will be working.
Love you all lots and still miss you like crazy. Like I will say everytime, give all my animals a big kiss and I'll talk to you again soon. Thanks for the support,
Tina xoxoxoxoxoxoxox
4 comments:
I'm so glad you're feeling better!! I knew you would, once you got over the initial shock. I can't wait to hear more.
It turns out that Shah DOES have lice after all. Your mom and I found a bunch of natural remedies, so right now he smells very strongly of salt and vinegar chips. :)I'm going up to hose him down and spray more vinegar water on him soon. It's pretty gross and Mike won't even touch his neck. It makes my skin crawl but you gotta do what you gotta do. Rest assured, I'm taking very good care of your horse. Misty doesn't seem to have lice, so that's good news.
I hope you get in a few more posts before I leave, so I can keep you updated on Shah's delousing progress.
Miss you!!
If you can Teen, attach some photos to your blog as well. Remember to 'take care of yourself first', then you can take care of others. Love, Eric, Linda + the kiddies.
Hi Tina & Richard! I'll try this blog again and see if it works for me. If not, I'll just use the other source. Happy to hear you are doing better. How is Richard coping with everything and how is he managing with the malaria capsules? I admire you both for your dedication and determination. You will never solve all the problems, but everything you do, WILL make a difference in someones life. Lots of love, Mom. P.S Dad, Mike and Grandma send their love too.
I am so happy you are feeling better. What does the landscape look like? What are you eating?
Hugs from Ottawa!
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