Update from Kristi

Kristi Hembre has left a new comment on your post "Almost time... but wait!":

I am posting this as a "comment" in place of a regular post because of technical difficulties. (Ed. Note: cut and pasted from her comment post. kpo)

The view form the residences

We are now a week into our trip and have settled into Ilula. Despite Tanzania being insanely gorgeous, the people here have been extremely welcoming and kind. I thought as an initial post that I would quickly introduce the members of our group ....
Sandy Lee - 3rd year medical student at University of Minnesota
Laura Hanson - 4th year medical student at University of Minnesota
Cole Pueringer - 3rd year medical student at University of Minnesota
Chandra Cherukuri - Family Medicine Resident
Deepthi Malepati - Internal Medicine Resident
Jill Strykowski - Pharmacy administrator and frequent Ilula volunteer (and Julie's sister)
Julie Hause - Physical Therapist (and Jill's sister)
Erin Morris - Pastor looking to make ties with local Ilula churches and a US church back home
Treya Connell - University of Iowa student (and Lanette's grandaughter)
Lynette Franklin - Nurse with experience in many fields (Treya's grandmother)
Kristi Hembre - Physician Assistant
Shana Steinbeck - Pharmacy student at the University of Minnesota
Kelsey Bartz - Pharmacy student at the University of Minnesota
Astrid Steffen - Pharmacy student at the University of Minnesota, originally from Guatemala
and of course...
Randy Hurley - Oncologist, Leader of our group
Gary Moody - Family Physician, Leader of our group
Kari Hurley - Nurse, Leader of our group

We have such a great group and have been enjoying a few days of heavy rains lately amidst a recently broken well system at Ilula. We have been introduced to the outpatient and inpatient medical wards/clinics, HIV/AIDS clinic, Maternal and child health clinic, taken a few road trips to local villages and dispesaries, seen several babies be born, c-sections be performed....no shortage of learning and interesting cases to discuss. I look forward to posting more in the future!