In approximately 46 hours, I'll be getting on a plane to head off to Uganda for 10 weeks on my elective! I'm going to Kagando Hospital with a charity called Africa Inland Mission. Kagando is a 250(ish) bed hospital in south-western Uganda, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. It's a Christian mission hospital founded in 1965, providing all sorts of healthcare and community development to local (and not-so-local) people.
Right now I have a lot of feelings, ranging from excitement to nervousness to sheer Mr.T-style terror at the thought of a 9-hour flight. I'm also slowly developing a love-hate relationship with Doxycycline - I appreciate the malaria prophylaxis, but is it really necessary to start the day feeling like my oesophagus is ON FIRE?
I'm not entirely sure what these 10 weeks will comprise, and I've never been to Africa before. I'm the kind of person who has to know in advance what will happen at every minute of the day, so I know this will be a challenge for me! (Ack, this is turning into a reflection, someone stop me.)
I'm not sure how contactable I'll be whilst I'm away - I'm not taking my UK phone, and internet access will probably be patchy at best. Once I have a Ugandan number I'll try and let people know, but I mightn't be able to reply to email/facebook/texts etc.
I think Bilbo sums up my current mental state best:
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| (Note to self: don't grab any bits of jewellery from strange creatures in caves.) |
For those of you who pray, I'd really appreciate prayer for the following:
-Travelling mercies and not freaking out on the flight
-Good health and protection from disease
-Energy to take on board everything that happens
Also please slap me down if I turn into this...
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