Arrived

Well here I am, I have arrived safely and have started my induction. I have been meeting all the important people in the hospital – trying to learn who is who, what their names are and who does what!!

This is a Church of Uganda Hospital with a School of Nursing attached to it. They teach the Certificate in Comprehensive Nursing Course. This is a 2 ½ year course. My role initially will be as a Clinical Instructor . This will require me to supervise and support students on the maternity ward and try and help bridge the theory practical divide. I will also be called on to do some teaching in the school – computing being one of the subjects that they need more help with. The EU have given a grant to the school, part of which was for computers and Internet access (which is temperamental in my experience so far!).

My new home is in the 'German house' – which confuses people as they associate people who live here to come from there! I'm living here with Emma and Pete who are doctors – here for a year. We have taken over one wing of this 7 bedroomed house and are making it more homely. However we do have 'friends' who like to pay us visits in the form of a thing with a bushy tail (Bushbaby), flying insects, geckos and spiders. It's hard to know where to start with blocking the gaps!We will be getting a net door put on our back door so that we can get some breeze in without risking mosquito onslaught!
We are fortunate enough to have running water and electricity with the occasional power cut. It is a cold shower or we can have a bowl of hot water from the kettle. A cooker and fridge/ freezer have come with the house, this has facilitated tasty food cooked by our very experienced house help.This week she has demonstrated her great ablity by baking a cake! Not much chance of loosing weight if this keeps up!

I hope to be a bit more frequent with my up dates as I settle in....