We arrived in Jordan yesterday late afternoon but it seems like we have been here for much longer. We landed with all of our luggage and had no problems finding our hosts. Checked into our hotel and went to a restaurant and ate like kings and queens. The first course was an array of traditional appetizers. Our hosts had to tell us this was not that main course but it easily could have been. The second course and then dessert, where all equally delicious.
In the lobby of the restaurant an old women sat and made the nan. I'm not sure why she sat there but it was fun to watch her roll it out by hand and put it on the plate to cook. The hot plate looked like a turtle shell, it was rounded and rather large. I think it helped heat the lobby?
We organized our supplies when we returned to the hotel and then it was off to bed. The next day started at 0700; team meeting,breakfast and off we went. The clinic doors opened at 1000. By 1300 we had to tell anyone new who arrived to come back tomorrow. By 1730 we saw 114 people, all ages. We did some dental hygiene education and tried to keep all the kids distracted while they waited with their families to see one of the three doctors. We ran out of coloring books so we blew gloves into balloons and hit them around the room. That turned out to be a blast.
It was a busy day. Looking forward to what tomorrow holds.
In the lobby of the restaurant an old women sat and made the nan. I'm not sure why she sat there but it was fun to watch her roll it out by hand and put it on the plate to cook. The hot plate looked like a turtle shell, it was rounded and rather large. I think it helped heat the lobby?
We organized our supplies when we returned to the hotel and then it was off to bed. The next day started at 0700; team meeting,breakfast and off we went. The clinic doors opened at 1000. By 1300 we had to tell anyone new who arrived to come back tomorrow. By 1730 we saw 114 people, all ages. We did some dental hygiene education and tried to keep all the kids distracted while they waited with their families to see one of the three doctors. We ran out of coloring books so we blew gloves into balloons and hit them around the room. That turned out to be a blast.
It was a busy day. Looking forward to what tomorrow holds.
