Friday, September 4, 2009

Abundant August

August has been busy--abundant in both joy and stress. Typhoid fever, malaria, scabies, scarlet fever, TB...I've been getting a crash course in tropical medicine! But by far, the best part of the month was a visit from my Momma! Y'all, she is amazing. She ate with her hands, slept under a mosquito net, survived rickshaw rides, and had some really amazing and productive time with the kids here. I dare you to show me a more supportive, brave mom! Plus, she took lots of pictures with her camera, so now I have photos of myself to prove to you that I am really here!



Medicine Time!


We went for a walk but discovered the path was impassibly flooded!


My housemates


The view from my (former) back window

Making fast friends


Recently, some of the teenaged girls borrowed my camera to have a little fun. They took lots of pictures, including this:


And this:


and this...




I love that one of the boys is completely airborne


And of course I couldn't resist a picture of me in a sari. It doesn't come out every day, you know.


And finally, some pictures of yet another glorious monsoon sunset.