Mom is off to Africa. She got a call on Monday to leave on Tuesday. She did not leave that day, but did leave on Thursday night. As you may expect she was a minimalist. She packed for 6 months in one bag and the total weight was 26 pounds. She was proud. The assignment is 6 weeks in a traveling immunization clinic and then likely 6 months in an AIDS campaign. The first part is in Malawi and the second in Uganda. Uganda is still up in the air.
She flew all night on Thursday and spent the day on Friday at MSF getting briefed. Friday night it was another all night flight to Amsterdam where she was able to get a shower, great breakfast, chocolate and attended a chamber concert all courtesy of Volgert a friend of Susan's (I think). Saturday night came and you guessed it...another night on an airplane. But at least this time she was to be landing in Africa. She made it there safely and was immediately immersed into the activities.
More to come.
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