Pouco a Pouco
I didn't expect to take such a long hiatus from social media (and other types of media as well) when I returned to begin work at the hospital in Caluquembe, Angola in January. It just sort of happened. I wanted to be intentional about building relationships with my colleagues at the hospital and learning my way around the campus, the language, and the culture so I'd feel more comfortable in my new home. I just checked back in today and...oh no! Kobe died! How sad! I knew that there was a new Coronavirus...but I didn't know that the whole world is having an anxiety attack over it. Elections in the US...I pray for my country every single day. That's all I'll say about that. I'd like to crawl back into my little bubble now! After 2 months I must say...nope, I'm not yet fluent in Portuguese, there's a TON of stuff I have yet to learn about the culture, and some days the hospital can still be as confusing as it was when I first arrived. One phrase I've