National Immunization Day

Here are some pictures from NID:

Me and my team.

Giving polio drops in the bush.

Elephant dung!!!!

Out in the bush just before sunset.

Sunset in the bush.

Sunset again. It's so pretty!

A school in a nearby village.

A donkey in the bush. They tie their two front feet together so they can't run away. This makes them hop everywhere as you can see in this action shot.

Two of my friends riding the donkey. I was too afraid (and too short) to get on it.

The gravel road leading into the bush.

A dirt road leading into the bush.

A homestead along the gravel road.

A cute baby goat! I wanted to take it with me.

The back of our truck. It was full of pumpkins that one family gave us. They were very tasty! And one girl was given a chicken seen sitting in the tire.

On the edge of the Kavango River.

The Kavango River late in the afternoon.

A really nice chair in the village.

The nicest homestead I've seen so far.

So pretty.

So that's it for now. Hope you are all doing well back at home!

Busy Week...

This week I will be working out in the field for National Immunization Day. We will be vaccinating babies 6-11 months for H1N1, children 6-59 months for Polio, and 0-59 months for Vitamin A. It will be a very busy week and I will not be in the office very much. I am bringing my camera with me so I will post pictures sometime next week!

Sad news... one of my host families dogs died this morning. His name was Matuguemena. Two days ago he came home and it looked like his hip was broken. We think that someone in the village beat him. He passed away sometime during the night last night. Very sad. I called him Gina's boyfriend. They were very close.

Hope you are all doing well at home! Miss you all!