Better day

So today was still very hard on my leg, etc...but it was more organized anyway. We did ward rounds with the Consultant (attending physician) and determined who would be booked for the Operating Theatre for the next two days. It was interesting and obvious how disease and infection spread easily here as we saw 98 patients and the physician touched all of them and didn't wash his hands once. It was pretty awful, and he was the head teaching physician, great example guy.

After rounds we were done by noon. Saw 98 patients between 9:30 and noon? Crazy right? So we headed home for lunch and a little R&R, then off to downtown Blantyre for exchange of money and purchases of fabric for our hand made future clothes. Also, we stopped at the travel agency to book our weekend trip to lake Malawi for this weekend.

The hustle and bustle of the city was so interesting to see. Lots of tailors with their old pedal singer sewing machines on the sidewalk ready to make you a shirt. The smell of gasoline after each car drove by made my throat hurt and they put dye in their rubbing alcohol so people won't drink it (and go blind).

Now we are finished passing out the money and just chilling. The evening dinner is a large lot of us. I'm finally feeling sleepy so hopefully I will sleep tonight. Love you all!