Last week I spent the week on a ‘tour of hospitals in Uganda’. It started with a very early departure but the bus did pick me up from the bottom of the hill. I had a five hour journey to Mbarara in Uganda – including an hour to cross the border which was an interesting experience. There were no signs or people anywhere explaining where to go and what to do and it felt more by luck than judgement that all the passengers were back on the bus before it left. I arrived in Mbarara and discovered my phone wasn’t working so had no way of contacting the person I was staying with. Finally a Ugandan offered me their phone, for which I paid him in Rwandan Francs!
I experienced the culinary highlights of Mbarara, first going to a newly opened ice cream parlour and in the evening going to an American couple’s house for dinner where the menu was pop corn, pizza, watermelon and homemade ice cream and chocolate sauce. Definitely too many treats in one day – I was overwhelmed.
I spent Monday at Mbarara university hospital in the physiotherapy department. It was a really interesting day and saw some not so pleasant things. In the evening we went out for a meal of Pork kebabs and chips.
what things weren't pleasant???
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