I started my internship at Tafelsig Clinic this week. I spent Monday and Tuesday in the reception area pulling files and doing other administrative stuff. For the rest of the week, I helped my supervisor, Sister (Nurse) Boezak, in the pediatric wing of the clinic. All in all, my stay at Tafelsig has been great so far. They were quick to welcome me into the family (even though I accidentally stole people's personal coffee cups during tea time for the first three days) and I have so much fun there. The pace is fairly frantic and everyone speaks Afrikaans, but I think I am probably happiest when I am kept on the very edge of my seat so it is a good fit. Also, I hold plenty of babies and learn lots about how to take care of children....both good things.
Wednesday was Africa Day and we celebrated at the Artscape theater. There was lots of music, dancing, and speaking Xhosa, including a 3 hour play which we enjoyed interpreting with our eyes. I was happy to share in the celebration of a continent that is teaching me a whole lot about the joy of shared humanity.
Thursday my cooking group and I were in charge of providing dinner for everyone. It was something close to a disaster, but as tasty a disaster as we could've hoped for. We just laughed about it and all ate a big breakfast the next morning.
I hope all is well over the border! I've been thinking about you all a lot this week and hope everyone is managing to avoid bad weather. Tornadoes in Missouri headlined on South African radio almost every morning this week. I'm sending lots of love and hope it warms up/calms down soon.
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