Clinic day today and as usual it was amazing. We got to hand out tons of clothes and shoes to the little kids that came in. I just love seeing the smile on the face of a little kid when you give them their first pair of shoes. Nothing else compares to it! Clinic was slow today but sometimes it's more fun that way because you can interact more with the children and women. It still amazes me that even though I don't speak their language I can communicate with them. I've discovered I am an incredibly gifted pantomimer. It always cracks me up trying to ask them about their issues as I point and make gestures and faces. I think they think I'm crazy half the time as they usually just laugh.
We had the first ever male clinic on Tuesday. It was overwhelming. The new Doc on base handled it but needed the women's assistance to try and get through all the patients. We mostly worked with the little kids as he treated the males. I brought out a bottle of bubbles and I think it was the first time any of them had ever seen them. They were scared at first of them but after a while I got a few of them to even come up and blow some bubbles. It became a HUGE hit! Of course we had to run around showing them how to pop them before they thought it was fun to try and catch the bubbles.
Well that's all for now. Oh and I just wanted to once again thank Jenn for getting the company to donate the crutches - it's amazing! Can't wait to post a video and pictures of the little boy walking for the first time with his crutches.
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