The pediatric ward here is pretty full of children (right now is a “slow” time and there are 45 kids). A volunteer who I live with is a medical student from Holland; she explained that it is a very encouraging place to work, because the children usually have malaria and recover very quickly.  The ward can be very depressing; the children with severe anemia have high fevers and are receiving blood transfusions.  To make the kids smile, Alexa and I started a new tradition- sticker time!  We walked around the ward and let each kid pick out a sticker.  It is so refreshing to see their smiles!