I've seen the sun rise and the sun set

Heyo from Tanzania! So this is my last week with CCS. It has really been amazing time with them and it's so incredible how welcoming they are. Last week was really intense but I feel like the group working at UKUN did a lot. Amina, our big success story, is starting to walk on her own now! It is so amazing how far she has come. She is so strong and never gives up on herself. Unfortunately her mother isn't doing so well. We've been trying to keep her as comfortable as possible by treating her bed sores. But she is just too far along to be treated. They don't have doctors who come to their house or ambulances to help her see a doctor. So the most medical attention she gets is from us. There is also an immense lack of material that makes it even harder to keep her comfortable. We still go see her every single day. Finally there's captin. He always has a big smile on his face and always tries hard during his physical training. He's a tropper that's for sure. Even if his family has given up on him due to the stigma on HIV and AIDS, that's not stopping him. We've gotten some new calls from new patients this week. So we will start visiting them this week and see what we can do with them while we're here :). After our morning placement this week, we had some time to wander around the city and do some things. I visited an old art market in town (I so wish I could post pictures!). We've been spending some time on the Indian ocean too. The girls that are living in the main house with me are so great also. Meredith, Lauren, Rebecca, and I once woke up at 4:30 in the morning to catch the sunrise. Now we were a little too eager, since it didn't actually rise until 6. But it was definitely a perfect view. Also, one afternoon we helped one of the local schools build two extra classrooms! Now that was a job and a half. There are no trucks or long arms to dump the concrete where you want it. There's a pile of sand, a pile of rocks, massive bucket of water, a little concrete mixer and about 30 smaller buckets. Let's just say I better get some serious muscle action going on, because lugging those bucket of concrete around was an intense workout! Honestly these people work their butts off! Over the weekend, the ROTC army group and Rebecca went on a safari. Meredith, Lauren and I decided to stay back and visit the capital of this beautiful country. We hit up the grocery store and got some things to make guacamole... And some sugary munchies for the week. We went to go see the avengers in 3D (who would of thought) and had a real cup of coffee. The instant coffee at the home-base isn't horrible, but a real cup of coffee really hits the spot. On Sunday we relaxed on the beach and just soaked up the sun. Not a bad life at all. Saturday I will be heading up to Kilimanjaro for my next excursions. Stay tuned for more updates!! Love you and miss you all. E.