Hello from Care Kenya in Masara. It is my last week here in the village and I am feeling so many emotions. Sad to leave so many people whom I have grown to know and love. Anxious to see my family and friends and excited at the prospect of continuing my work for Care Kenya at home. Meg and I have received packages sent from home delivering much needed school supplies and a full outfit of uniforms for the Masara soccer team thanks in big part to the Hoban girls soccer team. I have come a long way since the beginning, so hesitant to give injections, now I am making diagnoses, starting IVs, and filling prescriptions on patients everyday. And guess what...? They actually come back and say they are feeling better!!! That for me is one of the best feelings in the world. I sound like a broken record but I feel so at home here. Each morning I walk the village and greet people, I go to the schools and talk with the students about everything from Mathematics to sex education (sadly which they don't receive in Kenyan schools) to life problems and how to be successful. There is so much potential for the clinic and I want to work on incorporating the Masara schools in the Care Kenya program. The schools lack so much and without a proper education the overall health of the community will never improve. Thank you to Sharon for lending me Awakening Hippocrates, which I read in the first couple weeks. I know many people involved with the program have read this amazing book. It has opened my eyes to so many of the problems in the developing world. The big thing I took away from the book, though, was the discussion on how to build a sustainable and successful NGO. Sustainablilty being the key word. I want to have a serious discussion about sustainablilty with all who are interested when I return home. I plan on presenting all I have gathered over the past two months here and I hope we can make huge steps forward in the coming year to build a sustainable Care Kenya. I hope the fundraiser last evening was both successful and enjoyable. I am thrilled to talk with all those who are a part of Care Kenya so I can share my experiences. Signing off for the last time from Kenya. Thank you Dr. Bonyo and Care Kenya for an amazing, educational and life-changing summer.

Peace,