I took Tuesday morning off to work on public health and orient a new internal medicine doc to the area. As I returned home in the morning Mbutuai and his brother Kimane stopped by! We had some chai and discussed Mbutuai lookin
g for new employment. He was not being paid by the landlord when we were with him. They liked having pictures taken, so we can pass them along to their family- but I thought I would include them here as well. I'm sitting with Kimane, Bryant is with Mbutuai. If Byrant and I look crusty it is because the water is still out.The good news is we worked out to visit their farm/home near the serengeti (~4 hr drive) in a few weekends and I finally got his number. It was good to see them again and I look forward to the day I can speak to them in Swahili- it is a real motivator to learn the language.
The new IM doc (Jose) was here last year for 5 weeks. He is originally from Argentina and I will be working with him this afternoon at the medicine clinic. Tomorrow we will be grilling out: Nitapika njema nyama (I will cook good meat)!
Peace,
Eric
1 comment:
Hey, just found your blog and wanted to drop you a note. I think your stories are fascinating. I'm an RN and spent some time in Kenya during my degree program, only a month, so its nothing like the commitment you've made, but I can relate a little bit to some of these experiences. I look forward to catching up on your earlier posts!
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