the best weekend ever.

well, my cold is clearing and i'm feeling a lot better. i just got back from our little weekend excursion... i don't think i've ever had so much fun. we stayed at this adorable little backpackers lodge in the middle of a town called wilderness...yes, it was actually named that. it was just beautiful. on saturday we spent the morning at an elephant orphanage playing with baby elephants and then went on a tree canopy tour where you zip-line through the tops of trees for nearly 3 hours. it was so great. on sunday we took a boat out to the knysna heads which are these magnificent rock formations in the indian ocean, and then went on a sunset game drive. i saw rhino's, giraffes, elephants, impala, and zebras. the most fun was probably just driving through the countryside with the african landscape all around us. i've really made some wonderful friends here...
i just got back from my hospital rotation today. i sat in on a counselor who was doing the mother to child hiv prevention program. they now try and test every pregnant woman for hiv on their 1st prenatal visit to prevent the transmission from mother to baby. i was able to hear the pre-counseling they do to prepare the women incase their tests come back positive. on wednesday i'll be sitting in as they tell them the results and counsel them as to what's next. it's pretty hard to think that nearly half the women i talked to today will test positive...
anyhow- i'll leave you guys with some pictures from my weekend.