Today was our last full day in Eldoret. Tomorrow afternoon our group leaves Eldoret. By early Wednesday morning we'll be in Amsterdam. Susan and I will take a train to Oldenburg, Germany, while the rest head back to Indianapolis. Susan and I will visit her "exchange family" from her high school days (who she/we have made regular visits to over the years.) We will also visit at least one distant cousin from Kyle's side of the family who also lives in Oldenburg. (Kyle's great-great-grandfather emigrated from the area.)
Today, Kyle worked with the hospital engineering team on repairing the autoclave machines with limited success. Susan assisted Adam with a hand surgery on a child who had two fused fingers from a congenital problem. (One "after" photo included.) Adam performed a procedure where the two fingers are separated and remaining skin is stitched together in a zig-zag pattern along with some grafted skin.
We gave some small gifts to our respective colleagues today. We also gave some toys to the pediatric ward where volunteers help take care of some of the orphaned children.
I've included some "street scenes" in today's photos. These include a cow that is part of a small herd being walked along a rather busy road, presumably to graze somewhere. The walking paths along the roads are very, very dusty, so there are lines of shoeshine people that line certain streets and alleys. Cell phones here are all pre-paid. You can buy minutes at a kiosk. They are seemingly everywhere. On the busy streets, they will be only a few feet apart (as shown in photo.) Out in the countryside, they will be sparse but they'll be around! There is no opportunity to buy movies on DVD in stores, but you can buy pirated ones on the street.
This evening, we all went to one of the anesthetist's home and had a lovely dinner. First we toured their home, then had drinks and an excellent African dinner. It started with roast goat as an appetizer then we had rice with beef stew, fried potatoes, chapatis, spinach and chicken. We felt so honored to be welcomed into their home.
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