i'm here...weeks 1 and 2!

it is hard to believe that i have already been in uganda for 13 days...

how in the world did that happen so fast?!?

so, what the heck have i been doing?!?

monday, 7/19: departed bwi...

amanda, vanessa and i eventually arrived in entebbe, uganda, by way of detroit and amsterdam, very late in the evening on tuesday, 7/20

we spent most of wednesday, 7/22 meeting our housemates, getting settled and doing a bit of errand running

thursday, 7/23: orientation to mulago hospital...the referral hospital of uganda

and by friday, 7/24 i was seeing patients in the main assessment center...24 patients to be exact!

friday's clinic not only included patients with diagnoses ranging from acid reflux and puncture wounds to pregnancy and pneumonia, but was also a true test of my ability to sink or swim...learning how to navigate the ugandan hospital system is quite a challenge!

and speaking of sinking or swimming...

saturday, 7/25: rafted the nile!

(i am/was in the back right corner of the boat...for this class 5 rapid!)

sunday, 7/26: brunched with the housemates and explored a few of the artisan markets around town

then back to my exam room at the hosptial assessment center where i saw...

30 patients on monday, 7/27

43 patients on tuesday, 7/28

28 patients on wednesday, 7/29

7 patients on thursday, 7/30...i was only in the assessment center for 1 1/2 hours as we spent the morning touring the district hospital and surrounding villages in kayunga.

friday, 7/30: headed off to murchison falls national park for a wild weekend...

which began with 3+ hours of chimp tracking in the rain forest...followed by a safari/boat cruise to observe the animals in their native habitat and ending a very long saturday, 7/31 at the top of murchison falls.
today, sunday, 8/1 we tracked rhinos and headed back to kampala to prepare for the week...