The new house and more about allergies

We just got back the newest pictures and most of them are of the house - the house that gave Bek the allergic reaction. Well, it's the house or something near it, we believe. It's been kind of a downer because we've been so excited about this house and after weeks of work and not a little bit of money, we only got to sleep there a few nights before being "kicked out" by the rash.

And TL-4, our group of volunteers, has lost 4 more people this week. They decided it wasn't for them. Some got really sick and that added to other problems and then the stress of everyday life here, well, I don't blame them. I miss them, but I don't blame them.

Well, we're going back to Same tomorrow to see what we'll do next. If Bek reacts again to something (though she won't go back to the house), we may have to move. How far we'll have to see.

This is the infamous house with kuku in the foreground. And then Bek in her oatmeal lipa. She called her mom who suggested the oatmeal bath. It helped a bit.

Things are a little rough, but we're staying tough. It's hard to remember why we really decided to come here when you're concentratnig so hard on fitting in, on getting comfortable. And then you get sick all the time. It's definetely just like they say, Peace Corps is "the toughest job you'll ever love."