The power was out all day yesterday and only came on for a few hours before going out again. No power means no internet and no blog post.
I'm back now online now with a post about one of the more unusual functions of my kitchen.
This is my fridge.
This is inside my fridge.
Inside that section labeled, "fresh zone" is where I keep vaccines. Yes, vaccines. We can't get them where we live so we buy them or have others buy them for us when in Dar or Nairobi. Then we have someone (usually in Mwanza) administer them. It's a pain. They have to be kept cold the entire way back to our house and we have to be certain to run the generator if the power is out too long. It's expensive because our insurance only covers a certain amount each time we get vaccines regardless of how many months worth we stocked up on. But when I consider that so many here don't have the knowledge, ability, or money to make sure their kids get vaccines I realize how lucky we are.
We cleared out the last vaccines this morning and headed out at the crack of dawn for Mwanza where Silas got his 4 month vaccines administered. He was a real champ, barely cried. We'll be in Mwanza for a couple of days before heading back to Geita on Sunday.
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