Things have been quite busy for the past two weeks. My project is now up and running and I spend my days at the New Nyanza Provincial General Hospital (PGH) monitoring data collection and interviewing.
The first few days of data collection happened last week, once we got our final ethics board approvals from PGH. We did data collection from Tuesday afternoon until Friday afternoon and were able to get a lot accomplished!
This week has been pretty good thus far, except for the fact that one of my RAs is out sick until Thursday. Things are moving forward in her absence.
Yesterday we celebrated Matt's birthday with dinner on the rooftop, which was really fun. He turned the ripe ol' age of 34, which he informed us is when you become old. I think he is full of crap. My 'old' age is 70.
Because work has been so hectic, I am beginning to feel a little bit like a hamster in a wheel:
Wake up by 6:30, run, get ready to go to PGH, go to PGH until 5, get home, cook dinner, check email/talk to home, stay up too later because of talking to home or because of working, go to sleep and start over the next day.
When I left Chicago it was still summer and so the days (hours of sunlight) were long. Being on the equator, our days are almost exactly 12 hours in length, which makes it challenging to fit it all in.
The rains have also seemed to have passed so it is getting hotter here by the day.
Running has been really great recently. I think I am getting into a rhythm again and gradually adjusting more and more to the trail running that I do here as well as the elevation/hills/temperature.
This Saturday Erwan and I will do my 13 mile long run. He is going to show me some new running terrain, which should be nice.
I haven't taken a picture since the Mara. I think I need to get the camera back out and add some new content to the blog.
Hopefully this weekend I will be able to do that.
Ashley
P.S. Congratulations to Nora and Paul who celebrated their nuptials this past weekend!!!
P.P.S. Congratulations to Aaron "Otis" Harvey and Amy!!! I heard the wedding weekend was wonderful!
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