Yes, the name of the village is really 21st of October which is a famous day in Honduran history. It´s a small village but we guess the word must have gotten out that we were there because by afternoon we were just drowning in patients. At one point the room was so crowded with crying babies, chatting moms, playing children -- we literally could just not hear ourselves think. And the kids from the small towns -- who walk sometimes hours to be seen -- are so poor, often barefoot, dirty. But still smiling and laughing and truly beautiful.
When they said we would be here in rainy season --they were not kidding! It´s rained everyday -- or more accurately poured. But when the rain ends --it´s just amazingly green and the mountains would take your breath away. And if the view doesn´t -- the drive up & down these mountains in a truck would! Jammed full of people, everyone talking at once, Mila yelling out the window, a cell phone to her ear, talking with people in the truck bed......... Not something you´d try at home but somehow doesn´t seem to be a problem here.
The Red Cross volunteers that are with us are just remarkable. Often very young but so willing to do whatever is needed. Tomorrow will be our busiest day in the largest village we go to. But the potential clincher-- Honduras is playing Chile at 5:30 AM and if they win we´ve been told the party will go on all day........so maybe folks won´t be worrying about coming to our clinic!
We can´t upload any pictures tonight. The computers look like they are from the stone age. We will try again tomorrow night.
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