Today was a pretty low-key day. The rest of our group of seven arrived this morning and got a tour of the IU compound. It's made up of five, two-story houses. Each house has 4-5 bedrooms, a couple bathrooms, and a common area on the ground floor. Our room has one twin bed and one double bed with, of course, a mosquito net. The bathrooms are better than expected, with running water and clean towels...but we're lucky to have luke-warm water in the morning.
The best feature of the IU house, according to Erik, is the extensive sports collection. There is a basketball net, a whiffle-ball "court," and even a place for dodge ball. The elevation in Eldoret is about 9,000 ft; it's an understatement to say that Erik was out of breath during all of the sporting activities. There was a lot of keeling over and panting during the two-hour basketball game. Lindsay, on the other hand, has religiously been taking her doxycycline for malaria - one major side effect is photosensitivity. Lindsay is a little sunburned today.
We finished the day by walking to a local restaurant called "Mamma Mia." Interestingly, it had just as much Indian cuisine as Italian. We enjoyed the curried chicken and pizza.
Big day tomorrow - we're finally getting a tour of the area and seeing some local scenery!
Thanks to everyone for the support!!
Today was a pretty low-key day. The rest of our group of seven arrived this morning and got a tour of the IU compound. It's made up of five, two-story houses. Each house has 4-5 bedrooms, a couple bathrooms, and a common area on the ground floor. Our room has one twin bed and one double bed with, of course, a mosquito net. The bathrooms are better than expected, with running water and clean towels...but we're lucky to have luke-warm water in the morning.
The best feature of the IU house, according to Erik, is the extensive sports collection. There is a basketball net, a whiffle-ball "court," and even a place for dodge ball. The elevation in Eldoret is about 9,000 ft; it's an understatement to say that Erik was out of breath during all of the sporting activities. There was a lot of keeling over and panting during the two-hour basketball game. Lindsay, on the other hand, has religiously been taking her doxycycline for malaria - one major side effect is photosensitivity. Lindsay is a little sunburned today.
We finished the day by walking to a local restaurant called "Mamma Mia." Interestingly, it had just as much Indian cuisine as Italian. We enjoyed the curried chicken and pizza.
Big day tomorrow - we're finally getting a tour of the area and seeing some local scenery!
Thanks to everyone for the support!!
Great to hear from you - really miss both of you. But, you're sounding much more settled and rested today. You're having lots of adjustments though - new continent, new culture, 8 hour time change, 9,000 ft elevation, and to top it off curried chicken with pizza (new delicacy??). Makes the head (and stomach) turn. Hope you're having a good Sunday outing before the first day at the hospital tomorrow. We love you! Mom+Dad A. (PS - In addition to panting, was Erik sweating a lot when playing basketball? We've got a great visual image of this....)
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