Day 4 in Liberia

We are on our 4th day in country and had a raging downpour last night. We heard it all as we are on the top floor - quite noisy.
Today I rounded with the in- pt. Pediatric team at JFK hospital, and it was an intriguing 2.5 hrs. Lots of serious malaria cases and fairly profound malnutrition. I was talking with a Nigerian doc who said those are the two major disorders they deal with.
He and I rounded later in the NICU and that service varies from 10-18 pts., most in the NICU and a few rooming in with mother. In another entry I will detail a variety of interesting differences - our unit in Tacoma is like a theme park in comparison.
Today we welcomed Martha who is a wonderful young Liberian woman that has agreed to cook for us and teach us some African dishes and cooking. She enjoys the kids and they adore her.
We walked in the afternoon to AGC school, founded by some men from Tacoma and Gig Harbor. It was so fun to interact with these lovable boys and girls; they giggled and ran to hide, then peeked at us all. Kim and Meg and GG played volleyball with some of the students and leaders for 2 hours in the hot, humid Liberian climate.
We are slowly getting over the time difference. More, much more to follow.

Dad