the pregnant woman

Yesterday, a woman arrived in the village coming out of nowhere. She was pregnant and the labor had started already. Pierre and I had to react really fast. We still don’t know either where she comes from or how she managed to find her way through the equatorial forest by herself in her state. The baby’s doing well with his 2.9 Kilos. As I was taking care of him, I found myself wondering how much I’d love to have one of my own. But this thought flew away quickly. Always look on the bright side of life tells the song. This is our motto here too.

welli

A new membership has joined the mission, Welli. He followed Pierre and I in our rounds for 10 days. He seems to be very interested in what we’re doing. But Pierre and I agree, we’re going to have to teach him the basics of our job. I can’t stop telling myself that knowledge is not worth a thing if not to be shared and transmitted. However, I feel so much concerned with what really matters. How can a population survive today with nothing and without any medical care?

new neighbors

Yesterday we met our new neighbors. A French scientific mission has settled camp only four miles from our base. Alex and François remained very vague about what they are working on. What a surprise… Honestly, to see new faces was good to me. I didn’t think that the first thing I miss would be people and that our camp would be so isolated from everything. Sometimes I dream of a warm bath and a glass of Chardonnay. God, if Alex could hear me he would laugh of such a feminine lightness as he says.