Tay and Hilary, some of which were captured on film and some of which
will remain only in my head, and then packed them back on the mission
plane and headed back to the hospital. We're changing things up again
in terms of assignments (the ER doc in me can't stay in one place too
long) so my workload should get more interesting and more varied
starting tomorrow; not as much inpatient work, more surgery, and more
time in the outpatient department. I've got it structured so I can
spend an afternoon a week doing a little language study as well. I'd
like to continue to improve my Kikaonde, although it feels a little like
learning cuneiform or something like that at times; useful in a small
set of circumstances, but not exactly generally applicable.
Having vacation has reminded me of a lot of the things that I love about
this place; I need to work to enjoy those things more while I'm here and
back off a little on the work, I think. Zambia is full of incredible
moments like dancing with the kids in the village to the radio of the
truck, seeing the sunset over the Chobe river, or picking my lettuce and
snap peas out of my garden while my cat chases the chickens. I think a
little healthy balance is good.
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