Elisabeth Hesse’s Blog

2-1-09: Welcome to February

I just realized as I was typing the date that here in PNG, that would
mean January 2nd, which means my time here is just starting…
hmm.  But anyway, it is now February, as I realized this morning
when  was putting in my contacts (new lenses on the first of the
month) and they made a point it at church as well.  The month has
gone by quickly, I will say that.  At this rate, I’ll be graduating
from medical school before I know it… thank goodness!

So, I know I didn’t write anything yesterday, but this is still going
to be a short entry today, as nothing exciting has happened over the
weekend.  I did plan on going in to check on the patients with Dr.
Manar yesterday (she was on call for the weekend), but I woke up
feeling sick, and was sick for pretty much the entire day.  The
furthest I got from my house all day was the veranda, and as that’s
attached to the house, I don’t think that counts.  I was feeling much
better today (I’m attributing the 24 hour sickness to the tinned
chicken I added to the soup I made Friday, so I threw out the rest of
that), and went about my usual Sunday activities–the forty-five
minute walk in the sun to church, followed by a stop by the market
and store on the way back–without any problems.  Then we had the
unexpected gift of a few extra hours of electricity during the
afternoon, making the house cool enough to actually sit in (usually I
spend my afternoons on the veranda, where there’s a breeze).  And I
got to have my computer plugged in and charging during that time, so
that’s a plus.

And that has pretty much been my weekend.  I know, it’s a terribly
exciting life here in PNG.