Fish nibbling my feet

bon matin, ou bonsoir a vous!
Hier on est aller a un autre marcher. les couleurs sont MAGNIFIQUES! Leah a pris des photos. J'espere pouvoir les mettre sur le blog bientot.
many things have changed in India (for the better) since 2000-2001. I have not seen beggars (in part because the slums have moved out of the city and because the citizens are making more money). The food is safe. I've eaten everything that has been put in front of my face, including ice cream and ice cubes. There are shopping malls much nicer then the ones in Canada!! The shopping mall we went to had a place where you can get a Fish PediSpa! and so because I wont be able to get one anywhere else, I got it. You place your feet in this tank with little fish and the fish come to you (like u are a magnet). they had a real feast on my feet (i must have lots of dead skin). it felt funny. Didnt tickle much, except in between toes. We will post the pictures later. The cinema (we saw shrek 3D) was great as well. The seats reclined!
The only thing that hasn't changed for the best is the driving! it still scared me. tho i haven't prayed for my life... yet (like last time).

Here are some stats on the maternity services where we will work (2008-2009):
5153 births in the year
babies born above 35 weeks gestation: 233
Most are born at 20-29 weeks Gestational age (which means they are born at 4 to 6 months)
Maternal mortality: 13 (or 252 per 100 000) the rate has decreased in half from the previous yrs
Prental mortality rate (stillbirths and neonatal deaths) 90.06 per 1000 (the yr before was 108.09 per 1000)
C-section rate: 24% (the average in canada is 25-30%) at the hospital where I've worked the last year, its 48% (which is the highest rate in Canada I think)

Lyanne