A Turn-Around Weekend

So the end of last week was good. I really enjoyed heading up the clinic but at the same time, I'm just as glad to let Laura take her responsibility back. Plus this means I might get to go on some outreach trips this week! :) Outreach trips are my favourite! But whatever God has instore will be great, I'm sure. Like I was a tiny bit disappointed about not getting to go on the outreach last week, but in the end, I had a better day at the clinic than I would have at outreach.. so the Lord knows best.

This weekend is a big turn-around point because most of the volunteers here come for a month (a few come for less and a few for more) and this is the end of the month - therefore, we have a ton of people leaving, and a whole crew of new volunteers coming in. So Friday and Saturday nights were both goodbye suppers and hanging out with the old crew who I have become quite attached to, and then on Saturday we met some of the newbies too. I'm sad to see some of my friends go home, but I realize that is how this works.. and for one of them, going home is probably best. Poor Annie! We have been joking that she is allergic to Roatan because she has had every conceivable illness while here, even things that are unrelated to being in a foreign country! lol. so she is a bit sad about leaving, but mainly she is pumped to be gettting outta here! lol.

Last night we had an excellent dinner at Rotisserie Chicken to send off the staff/welcome the newbies in style.. true island style! Then of course, the clinic beckons.. we had a big shipment of meds from Direct Relief (an international aid company who sends us meds twice a year or something) so we had to go and sort through the shipment and stock all the meds either in the pharmacy or the storeroom.. so our pharmacy students who are leaving early this morning got one last chance to help us and the newbies got a running start! lol. But that is clinic life for ya!

Now I'm off to try out a new church this morning and then to West Bay to swim/snorkle.. around here, Sunday=beach day! And man, I am up for that! I'll need a good day of relaxing to prepare for the hectic Monday we will have training all the newbies, seeing tons of patients (Mondays are always crazy busy) and sorting through the meds further and doing med inventory! So I'm gonna soak up the rays while I can!

Annie & Mado (pharmacy students) who leave today and  Me & Laura in the Clinic pharmacy