On the down side-
I am trying to write this with a cheery tone to my words. But to tell you the truth I am not feeling very cheery this morning. Sophie and I both have malaria, and it is draining me. There is another girl in the Hostel that also has malaria. There are boatloads of people here in Sentani right now that are suffering through malaria or dengue or both. All it takes is one mosquito to bite someone with dengue or malaria and then bite someone else and it is spread. There is no good bug spray available here anymore. There used to be but there hasn’t been for 8 months or so, and now everyone is getting sick.
We said goodbye to our last cat on Tuesday-we aren’t exactly sure what killed him but we think it was a motorcycle.
On an up note:
There is a big basketball tournament going on and our boys team and our girls teams are both in it. The boys are undefeated and the girls lost one. They are both going on into the finals. So that is exciting.
Garth and some of his buddies just joined a volleyball tournament-outdoors in the sun, on like a tennis court or something…should be interesting.
The dorm kids are starting to prepare for their Outdoor Education adventure. This year they are going to Nabire and to the Moi Tribe. There they will have two weeks of working, doing AIDS seminars, taking turns in the dental clinic and medical clinic, and many other assorted jobs. It is an amazing time for them as a group to bond and individually to see what they are really made of.
Love you
Rachel
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