Obviously blogging wasn't my New Year's Resolution.

2008 has begun in a whirlwind as we all met with our community partners to discuss the details of our job descriptions, marking the ending of our Integration Phase and moving into the "real deal"...which partly worries me because then what does that say about what I've done so far? But no bother, I am working with some fantastic women and am very optimistic about what lies ahead. And together, we have an assortment of projects lined up that will keep even MY itchy feet from going anywhere.

One of them being the Health Fairs held every Saturday in a different town where medical clinics aren't available, run by Dr. Szauer (who began the prison HIV program) and my main community partner Ann Hopkin...who somehow manage to do these free clinics in their "spare time." I couldn't ask for 2 more dynamic women...they are like the Odd Couple meets Laverne & Shirley. They never cease to inspire me or make me laugh! For now, I have the all-important job of measuring and weighing the patients (and practicing my tactful responses when they ask me if they're overweight). I can't seem to keep myself together enough to prick fingers (or "jook" as they say here) at the blood sugar station as of yet, but someday I'm hoping to work my way up the ranks.