Ants in my pants!

Wednesday, August 22^nd

When I picked up my pants to get dressed there was a spider and, of course, an ant in my pants. How do you keep from getting eaten alive when there are bugs everywhere.

We were back at the school again today for a couple of hours. 41 kids in the class today!! I have no idea how they handle that many. There are 1,000 kids in the school, which ranges from nursery age to grade 10. There is also another school right across the dirt courtyard for less fortunate families. Up the hill a way is another school for the blind, I think I was told there are currently about 45 kids in it but don’t quote me on that.

I asked to visit the clinic that some of the volunteers have been working at. There is no hospital in town, just the clinic that can only treat minor problems. There is one doctor and two assistants. The assistants position takes 15 months of schooling, I think it is similar to a nurses education down here.

I’m pretty sure I am not drinking enough. Hailey and I have both been a bit sick but not too bad. It is difficult because you don’t want to drink or eat too much and find yourself nowhere near a bathroom or at least a bathroom you would dare to use although my standard for this has gone far lower than I ever imagined.

We have been very tired the last two days. I’m not sure if it due to illness, lack of water or elevation??

Fun facts for the day:

• -       Despite the fact that this family is living in what I would consider a low-income situation (that’s putting it mildly), they have a rechargeable bug swatter! Ha-ha and a laptop computer (I think the dad needs for business). Good luck with keeping it charged!
• -       The cows are in a stall only about 5 feet away from the house so fresh milk is nice and easy for this family and I am loving the Masala tea!
• -       They only eat two meals a day. Tea is served at 6AM, Breakfast/lunch of noodles with something mixed in at 10AM, a snack of corn or something small around 1PM and then dinner of Dal Bhat at 7/8PM
• -       There is plenty of rice and corn around. The corn is more starchy than ours, not sweet and juicy at all. We have had it cold on the cob. We have had it fried in butter (YUMMY) and we have seen it popped.
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