In other news

In other news...

I found out my site! I will be working with a Health Center 3 in the far south west (near Mbarara). I am extra excited because my counterpart (the Ugandan that I will be working most with) is a woman and a nurse.

Also, I am just getting over my first kidney infection of my life and, I have to say, some of the worst pain of my life. The silver lining was that I got to stay in a hotel room one night (the nurses wanted me close by in case things got worse--don't worry, they didn't) which meant I got to take my first warm stand up shower since coming here. Heaven. This experience also taught me a cultural lesson because my host mother told me that when women complain of lower back pain it means that "they haven't been with their husband in a long time" and so when they go to the doctor, sometimes the doctor will just send them right back home and tell them "go be with your husband" :) Thought you would all get a kick out of that.

Also, I know some of you have read my mom's note about the accident.. everyone really truly was fine and we are all recovered. (it was mostly just scary than anything else). I cracked up when I read my mom's post because I told her to make sure she didn't make it sound too bad and she did an excellent job...but her love for adjectives took over with "extricated" and "bloodied"...:) It really just made me miss her...

Love to you all!!