I am writing this sitting in the back garden of the hotel. It is just after 2pm local time (12pm in the UK. The hotel restaurant is full of local people in their best dress, enjoying a weekend dinner together. Behind me is the coffee room where a lady constantly brews hot, strong buna coffee over a little fire. She burns incense on the fire too, so the whole garden is filled with magical perfume.
It is noisy in Nekemte today! There have been several weddings and the wedding parties drive around town in decorated cars and trucks. Everyone that sees them honks their car horn and cheers. It is deafening, but a very happy sound!
Our team member, Tom, left for Addis this morning. We were all very sad to see him go, but unfortunately, he has to go back to work next week. Happily, 3 of the GP's that have befriended us are travelling to Addis today too, so he has good company for the trip.
The big excitement is that our colleagues from home, Team 2, are arriving this afternoon. They are Dr Ian Fussell (Community SubDean), Dr Nick Walker (GP), Angela Lait (Clinical Skills Tutor), Callie Simmonds (year 4) and Dan Nash (year 4). We will not be able to let the grass grow under their feet as our Doctors as Teachers course starts at 9am tomorrow morning in the University. We will have to spend this evening working out how to divide the workload between us. While Angela and Ian deliver the DaT course to the Wollega GP's, the rest of us will be teaching the Wollega students, so that they do not miss out while their teachers are busy with DaT. Dr Eba has asked if we could include the teachers who teach medical sciences and microbiology in our sessions. All welcome - the more the merrier!
Timo, Annie, Callie and Dan are hoping to work on a medical ethics programme with the Wollega students. Hours of work have gone into the preparation of the resources for this - well done guys!
Here is a picture of Team 1 before Tom's departure this morning.
It is noisy in Nekemte today! There have been several weddings and the wedding parties drive around town in decorated cars and trucks. Everyone that sees them honks their car horn and cheers. It is deafening, but a very happy sound!
Our team member, Tom, left for Addis this morning. We were all very sad to see him go, but unfortunately, he has to go back to work next week. Happily, 3 of the GP's that have befriended us are travelling to Addis today too, so he has good company for the trip.
The big excitement is that our colleagues from home, Team 2, are arriving this afternoon. They are Dr Ian Fussell (Community SubDean), Dr Nick Walker (GP), Angela Lait (Clinical Skills Tutor), Callie Simmonds (year 4) and Dan Nash (year 4). We will not be able to let the grass grow under their feet as our Doctors as Teachers course starts at 9am tomorrow morning in the University. We will have to spend this evening working out how to divide the workload between us. While Angela and Ian deliver the DaT course to the Wollega GP's, the rest of us will be teaching the Wollega students, so that they do not miss out while their teachers are busy with DaT. Dr Eba has asked if we could include the teachers who teach medical sciences and microbiology in our sessions. All welcome - the more the merrier!
Timo, Annie, Callie and Dan are hoping to work on a medical ethics programme with the Wollega students. Hours of work have gone into the preparation of the resources for this - well done guys!
Here is a picture of Team 1 before Tom's departure this morning.