This is just a quick post to let people know what daily life here is like, rather than any particular event. Mornings (with the class of Health Administration Degree students) begin with hymn singing, and a short reading from the Bible. Chelsea and I are then free to head off to the hospital and help out there (registration of patients, weighings, transcribing, pill dispensing) or gawk in the operating theatre. We usually meet with Josh and Emily and Christy-lynn there (other volunteers). In the late afternoons, we make ourselves available to the students who request help on the computer. We have been teaching Powerpoint, Excel, basics of email, and Word. We are also trying to learn Microsoft Access, as this is a high-demand program (most of these people are nurse administrators etc..) In the evenings, Chelsea and I have taken to playing chess down at the local pub/restaurant, and browsing the market for roasted corn, giant avocados, miscellaneous meat on a stick. Night falls quickly here at the equator.
In general, there is much work to be done, but it is up to us to find it and fill our time most effectively.
In general, there is much work to be done, but it is up to us to find it and fill our time most effectively.
The pictures are of Chelsea and Emily, and of the vendor mayhem along the way to Jinja
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