Day 1 in La Posta!

Today was our first day in La Posta and it was great :) This week will be strictly observing. We saw 18 patients this morning, so we were really busy. We worked with an intern today, but she was pretty much in charge. Megan commented that she did the equivalent of the nurse, the doctor, and the pharmacist in the United States. It was a hard to understand her at times, but we both understood the gist of what was going on. The three biggest things that we will see are respiratory infections, intestinal problems, and skin diseases, so relatively speaking nothing too serious. We will continue to keep you updated about the different things we see.

In other news...I saw my breath in the shower this morning. Our family has electricity, but it does not make the water warm and it is FREEZING!! It is amazing how much we take warm showers for granted. I told Megan that I am planning on paying to take one warm shower a week at a nearby hostal.

Our host family is absolutely wonderful. Our host parents are the sweetest most caring people. It has been really fun to see how they have totally taken us in as their own.

We went to the finals of the local bull fight yesterday and it was incredible. It was very cool, but extremely scary. Our family wanted us to get a good view of the bulls so we basically walked into the the area where they were fighting and got a little too close for comfort a few too many times. Our family was very protective, especially of Megan because she was freaking out.

We are heading off to dinner. We are both doing great and loving life in Ollanta. Please continue to keep us and all the people we encounter every day in your prayers.

Much love,

Kelly