A Cold Makes Its Rounds

Amy was the first one struck down by the cold. The youngest and smallest in the group, she found herself with a bad sore throat and general aches that made it difficult to fact her room full of teachers, try as she might. It lasted almost a week for her, an interminable time given how it affected her ability to eat what she wanted. Although the smallest member of the team, she also sports the most voracious appetite. For lunch she would often order three items to everyone else's one.

There was something good for both Amy and me that came out of the cold. For her it was the doctor, "very cute" as Amy would put it. Yunus (our leader) insisted on Amy seeing him. Much as she enjoyed seeing him, the shot in the rear end was not much fun. Since she was laid up for two days, I got the opportunity to return to the math classroom and took over her class for a day. Some quick research on the internet using the resources the team put together and I stepped in to teach a math class for the first time in almost twenty years. What a joy it was. I had forgotten the feeling that comes with teaching. There is nothing in administration that equals it.

The cold then found its way through Robin, although mildly and without incident (he credits the Jim and Jack brothers, as in Jim Beam and Jack Daniels, for how he withstood the worst of it) over to Aaron, our tech person where it was pretty heavy for a few days and knocked him out for the better part of two days, and now to me. I have missed a day of the leadership group but should be back tomorrow. Hope so, Africa from the vantage point of a bed is not fun.

On a side note, Yunus had the doctor come to us and check us all out. He was, as Amy said, "very cute," and she managed to accidentally bump into him as he was leaving, but more importantly, he asked about my medical history, checked my pills, etc. before any treatment. Very impressive young man.