Spent the night in a room with the new Arizona medical volunteers who arrived a day ago. They had an extra bunk bed available and the a/c was working in their room! Yay! I thought. But unfortunately, the guy below me moved like Walter all night long. Hmmmmmmm, long story short...no sleep once again! Heck, I was so used to getting no sleep that it really didn't matter anymore! LOL.
Got up and headed outside for the front lawn where people were getting ready for breakfast. Much to my surprise, it turned out that the gals I never got to say goodbye to, Dodi and Cathy were still here! They were scheduled to leave this morning for the airport. Apparently, their team member who had a nervous breakdown was still in a room in the residence. He was constantly being monitored and medicated with a sedative.
I gave the gals a big hug! I was so elated that I got to see them for the last time! I teased Dodi, telling her how shocked I was, feeling "abandoned" by my BFF that night! LOL. Cathy, who is also a sweetheart gave me a necklace that they bought the other day and I promised them both that I will wear it at all times, as a sign of their friendship and to help remind me everyday that I look at it in front of the mirror, of all the wonderful friendships I have made and the untiring work that everyone has given to help those in need in Jimani and Barahona...
After breakfast, we saw them get on their bus and they went on their way to the airport. Those of us left behind gathered and drank our coffee as we waited for our instructions from Vicki for today's task at hand...we knew that the kids have arrived at the clinic and we were anxiously looking forward to seeing them sometime in the day...
I went around the compound and took some pictures of the daily activities of the COTN staff, from cooking, to laundry, etc. I took a deep breath and sighed. "We are so lucky to be here", I thought to myself. I am forever thankful...
A few hours later, Vicki arrived with a few of the Arizona medical volunteers. They had just come from the clinic which was only less then 10 minutes by car. She gave us a short briefing on what had been going on at the clinic and what our next mission was....TO HELP ORGANIZE AND GET THIS CLINIC UP AND RUNNING AS A MINI-SURGICAL CLINIC. There was a lot of work to be done...and we were all refreshed and energized as a group. We gathered our things and got on the minivan...
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