Working and Monkeys

Internet here is very limited, and it seems like when we have a down moment everyone else is using the internet which makes it nearly impossible to get anything done as everyone kicks off everyone else.  I have about 15 minutes right now when the internet is relatively clear, so I am going to blast out this blog post.

I have good news and bad news.  The good news is that I took a lot of pictures yesterday!  The bad news is that I am still trying to figure out the best way to upload them.  So, due to lack of time this will be a short blog post with no pictures.  I'll try to make up for it tonight if I can catch a bit of internet.

Yesterday we started work!  We went to a middle school/high school and taught classes and did triage and such.  I was part of the group that helped with fluoride.  Basically, we walked into each classroom with a dentist and after she gave her little spiel about fluoride, we shoved fluoride in everyone's mouth.  The funny thing is that all the kids seemed to get a huge kick out of watching their friends have those fluoride mouth pieces in their mouths and were happy to tell on anyone who tried to run away with getting treatment.

It was a long day, actually.  The day started out very cloudy and rainy so I didn't think to put on sunscreen.  The majority of us ended up getting burned at least a little bit.

There was a line of adults waiting to see the doctor, so we went over to them and taught them about how to alleviate stress.  I had a wonderful time doing that because it was a fun group and they all participated.  One lady even talked about how dancing helps relieve stress, and then taught me how to do the bachata!  I'm still not much of a dancer, but the good news is that I just have to move my hips a lot and the steps are easy.

After working, we toured around a bit.  There's a park nearby that has little monkeys running around.  We were all excited to see the monkeys, but had to be careful because they were known to grab things right out of your pockets or hands.  I befriended a monkey!  I'm pretty sure he was partially retarded, but my professor got a cute picture anyway.  Meet my new best friend:

 

Well, I really need to go, but at least you got one picture, right???

 

We're off for more working!