sista

Hello All!

Last night was a lot of fun! We looked great in our matching bandannas!

Here is 7 of us. Aren't we cute!?




Here is me and Katie:




Today Katie, Sammie, Kim and I went to a part of the market that sells paintings, jewelry and wood carvings. The artists there are so intense. They all surround you holding their work yelling "sista, sista, look here...look at my painting...sista, please, I have no money please buy my stuff". When you look at someone's work for a minute, and then start to walk away they start to guilt trip you saying "sista why won't you buy my stuff, please sista!" It is so overwhelming. After half an hour my head was spinning, and I had bought way more necklaces than I had intended! They really have a good business strategy!


This week I switched to OB/GYN, and I will spend my last 2 weeks with Emily, Kim and Katie on OB/GYN. I like OB so much that even after one day with the ladies on the ward I am so excited for these next 2 weeks! I am sure I am going to see and learn a lot, but I am sure it is going to be hard. Emily was telling me a story about a woman that came to the hospital that was 7 months pregnant that had been beaten and kicked in the stomach after she wouldn't give robbers 3,000 kwacha (about $21). Sadly the blows to the stomach killed the fetus. Emily said the lady was so sad. I cannot image how hard that must have been.

Well, we are having a guest over for dinner so I should go! Have a good day!