We are alive and well in Kowak, Tanzania! We arrived in Kowak a week ago, and this is the first time we've successfully connected to the internet, hence the lack of communication! We are still working on getting a regular connection, so we'll see!
But a little update on life so far. Kowak= a few mud huts, a decent sized complex built by the Maryknolls(including a hospital, church, girls secondary school and some houses) and some dirt roads in the middle of nowhere! We are living in a 2 bedroom house with a little living room and a bathroom that's outside, connected by a fenced in courtyard. We are lucky enough to have electricty(when it doesn't go out), a sit-down toilet that flushes and running water (sometimes we even get a warm shower!)
So far we've mostly been spending our day working in the hospital and trying to learn Swahili. The hospital is a 30 bed facility, and it's pretty crazy. There are 5 Indian nuns, some Tanzanian nurses and 2 kindof Doctors who run the place. All have been very welcoming and fun to work with! Nursing here is definitely different than the states, we've already seen some insane things, but we'll have to save them for a later post! Most of the patients have Malaria or some other sort of infection. We are slowly getting the hang of things and learning a lot!
Not sure when we'll get on the internet again! As the parish priest here says, A.W.A- Africa Wins Again!!!!
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