Shikina.

In Hausa, 'shikina' roughly translates to "finished; done with this." I am leaving Jos today (in about an hour, actually). I didn't anticipate being so reluctant to leave; I've made some great friends and I really enjoyed my time in the hospital. Of course, there are things that I will not miss (the traffic; walking along the road dogding "achabas," the taxi motorcycles; and spending all of my time in a skirt) but I find myself wishing I could spend more time here.

I'm off to climb Kilimanjaro with my friends Megan and Brian, two ER residents that are friends from med school. I never get to see either one of them because we're spread out across the US, so it will be great to hang out with the two of them. Megan is the crazy friend who made me a triathlete, and not only have we hiked together before, but we lived in a tiny room in Honduras for a month together, so I know we can travel together. She's being kind enough to bring me Clif bars.

While I'm on the mountain I won't be able to blog, so if I don't get back on here before then, I'll be back online on the 10th or so. In the meantime, entertain yourselves by reading a book. I'm in the middle of "Infidel," which my mother has been telling me to read for some time now. Yes, mom, I have your copy. Sorry.