Yesterday we got to help out with a mobile clinic for a while. The dispensary has about 20 mobile clinic sites. They weigh and measure the babies and young kids to make sure they're growing properly, give immunizations, and make sure the nursing and pregnant mothers are healthy. We got to help weighing and measuring the kids. Most of the babies didn't like it and they cried a lot. It was cute. There were some very very small babies too... :)

Later we were all pretty bored, so we went outside and started tossing around this foam football we brought along. Kids slowly started joining in...it was pretty funny. They have no idea how to throw a football. By the end of it there were about 15 of us, and we played for over an hour. Footballs are fun because they don't require words. We don't have many Samburu words...

And today we went on one of the most beautiful hikes I have ever been on! Amin took us on a hike up to a swimming hole, about an hour and a half walk. Wow. We followed the river, climbing (and slipping) over rocks, enjoying the sun and the butterflies! They are EVERYWHERE! And everything was so green...and the sun was so nice...and there were tadpoles and fat caterpillars and cool lizards and butterflies. And it was magical. You guys should all be looking forward to seeing pictures. Africa is beautiful, but not very friendly. Everything seems to have thorns, or seems to be wayyyyy bigger than usual.
At the top there was a little waterfall that went into a pool. It was much shallower than usual, so we just waded around and sat in waterfalls. Sigh. Yes. It was perfect.
The walk back was a bit trecherous. We wanted to follow the river down the whole way instead of walking on the path...but Melissa is accident prone and would fall or get stuck every few feet. But never fear! Amin and his sturdy walking stick cleared the way and we made it home safely.

Only two full days left in Arsim! AHH! But they will be a good two days. We are having lunch with Amin's family tomorrow, and with his sister's family the next day, and there are all sorts of other fun things squished into those days too.

Oh yes, and you really can't get sick from soy sauce that expired 5 years ago. It just makes stir fry look really freaky. The canned peas and dried soy meat chunks didn't help either. We stuck the dish outside so something else could finish it...and the monkeys stole our bowl.
We also have an adopted cat...we call him leftover cat. He's scraggly and grey and Sara is afraid of him, but Dieta likes him a lot, and he eats our leftovers without stealing the bowl like the monkeys.

The End.