You know you're not in Alameda anymore when the view out your bedroom window is the lightly smoking volcano Cojutepeque visible over the rooftops in the distance.

We arrived at work ready for a busy day and got our bootys kicked! Busloads of women (110! - a PINCC record I am told.) arrived throughout the day.... We literally ran from 7:30 am till 6pm and managed to see/examine and/0r treat everyone who needed to be seen! As exhausted as we were I believe the entire team was high on accomplishment - laughing and high-5'ing each other at the end of the day.

It was a priceless feeling to work side-by-side in the trenches with our Salvadorean colleagues

to get the work done...to give these women what they needed. This is an experience that can't be bought.

Said farewell to mi miJita, (roomie) Lupita who left the team tonight and will be heading home...I MISS HER ALREADY...lucky me, she lives in Walnut Creek, 20 mins from me :-]

Only (ONLY?!) expecting 80+ tomorrow when we move to the San Martin clinic. Wish us luck.

and a good night's sleep.

Cheers, Mai