Monday November 30

Monday was a full day.
The ENT team saw about 60 patients in clinic: 40 pediatric and 20 adult.
The audiology team did 15 audiology exams and fit and repaired 10 hearing aids.
I helped with about 13 OR cases - orthopedic and plastic.
I had time for a swim at the end of the day and many of us had dinner at a local Ethiopian restaurant.

Tuesday will have more OR and clinic time and audiology evaluations at the Mother Teresa School.

Ethiopia November 2015

Nov 27-29, 2015    My 13^th trip to Ethiopia

The day after Thanksgiving I left Philly for my 13^th trip to Ethiopia.  We have traveled on this day before and it is actually a good day to travel.  We have lots to be thankful for:  Lufthansa didn't go on strike even though earlier in the week there was a threat of a strike; all of our plans for travel, equipment gathering, accommodation planning, team planning came together and were well organized; all of our team members got here without any difficulty and we didn't have any significant issues with our bags.

Our team has 15 members from Philly, NJ, Delaware, Reading, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Michigan, California, Texas, Alaska and the Netherlands! We have ENT surgeons, audiologists, anesthesiologists, a medical student and our administrative director.

Sunday some members of the ENT gave lectures and did a hands on lab, and two of us went to church. Some went to the National museum, we dropped equipment off at Cure and had a team dinner at the Italian restaurant in the hotel.

Tomorrow- ENT clinic, audiology evaluations and helping with the Cure OR.

Ethiopia!

I am settled in my hotel in Ethiopia! Our travels were uneventful. Half the group is here, the rest will be arriving tomorrow.
Time for sleep!!

Ethiopia here come!!