Journeys of L: India Love

Ah I love India!! At first I wasn't so sure about this place but it and the kids have definitely grown on me. Today our group did MMR vaccinations on all the kids in the hostels and funny enough who was the only one who had ever given an injection? Me! So I was responsible for mixing the preparation, figuring the dose, drawing up the medication and administering the injection. It was pretty super. All of my medical supplies came in handy, we only had gloves cause i brought them, we used the little baby band aids and mom, you saved our lives with the stickers, that was their reward after they got the shot. The first kids we did was UKG and 1st standard (kindergarten and first grade) so they were just little. It was so sad but they recovered quickly. We only had one girl really put up a fight and we had to chase her into the other room, corner her and drag her back into the room. And naturally, as Eric was giving the injection the needle disconnected from the syringe, squirting me, eric and elle with MMR juice as well as this little girls blood. Super.. so we had to poke her twice. She LOVED us. After we finished up the vaccinations the guys went around and did safety checks making sure the school and playground are safe for the kids and the girls went and talked to the older girls about starting menstruation diaries. So we had to counsel them about their periods and it was mortifying for them and us. Try explaining that it the most basic language you can. It's not easy. We are going to our first colony tomorrow so we made about 50 kits to take with us, of gauze, antiseptic, scrubber things, glycerin, scissors... everything we will need to treat the people. After that we all just chilled for a bit and played games, played guitar and just hung out. We have the best group, I am so happy I ended up in the group that I did, we have so much fun. After that we had play time with the kids. There is one little girl that I played with a lot the other day and we played a lot again today, and in the middle of it she just stops and looks at me and says, "auntie Lisa, you're my best friend" aw! They love me. Then we had dinner which was decent, its pretty much the same thing every day. Then for family time tonight we had planned to have a dance party cause a lot of the boys in our house love to dance, and they are good! In fact some of them are flying to the states on June 24 to be on So You Think You Can Dance. Pretty impressive! So we did the macarena and danced to Michael Jackson, it was so funny. Then all the little kids were going to sleep, they just sleep on mats on the floor, so we were singing them to sleep and I was just going around telling them goodnight and closing their eyes and one little boy, he is like 5 sat up and just kissed me on the cheek. He is just the sweetest little thing. Anyway, I'm pretty sure we are going to our first colony tomorrow, and next week our group gets to go to Andreh Pradesh which is the most coveted colony so I am stoked we get to go. That's all for now, here are some pictures. Mother, Indulge.