Moving from fall in the Spring City to spring in Southern Africa

Well, we're pulling out of China. I guess the writing was on the wall. The government officials we've been working with haven't been able to provide what we need to be able to care for kids in Yunnan province. In fact, they haven't been able to provide the kids that are supposed to be here. Without kids to see, a clinical pediatrician isn't very useful, and there's no tangible plan to identify the many infected kids out there, and no clear role for us even if they were identified. So, it's "zai jian" (aka adios, sayonara, adieu). We'll be heading to Lesotho once we sell our things and get our rent back... assuming all goes well. In Lesotho, the new clinic is seeing plenty of kids, so there should be plenty for us to do. As frustrating as this process has been, and as sad as it is for the HIV positive kids in Yunnan, it's also exciting that we know we'll be able to see a lot of kids and make a difference in Lesotho. I'll write more later. For now, here's a Houston Chronicle article about the Pediatric AIDS Corps and what they're doing in Southern Africa