Single digits..

9 days until I am home, how time flies. I can hardly remember, it seems so long ago that the countdown was 64, even though it went by so fast.
We haven't had electricity or shower water in almost 24 hours. It was so hot last night it was hard to sleep. With no fans and no showering, I've become a smelly puddle in this 101 degree weather today. After my day with the kids in the hot sun, with their runny noses and dirty hands; I caved and filled up the back up bucket in the bathroom with water using the little sink to make my own shower. TIA. That is one thing I won't miss, and will greatly appreciated upon returning home.

This week felt longer than most. On wednesday I went back to the special needs clinic and it was a very quiet day, not many children or mothers showed up. Tuma actually seemed a little bored, I think he really liked the crowd we had the first time. I liked it this time because it provided for a lot of one on one time with the 5 children that came.
Things have been good at school. We've wrapped up our family and friends theme for the week, yesterday they practiced writing mother and father and today we drew pictures of "rafiki" (friends). There remembering a lot of things that we've been doing over the past month, its a great feeling I'm so proud of them!

Tomorrow some more volunteers leave and 13 new ones come. I will again be losing 2 roommates and gaining 3 or 4. Its so nice to meet lots of people, but seeing so much turn over makes me feel like I've been here forever. A lot of people only stay for 3 weeks. I have made some great friendships, and met so many different and interesting people.

I really want to finish my book this weekend, and maybe spend some time at the beach. Ill also be going back to the disabled clinic on saturday for their morning group. Other than that no big plans!

Hope all is well!
Love and miss
J
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