Alright! After a 5 hr drive, we finally arrived at Nixon Hospital, Swebgwema, where I'll be working for the next 3 months. I wasn't really sure what to expect, given the only information I could find about the hospital was this tiny blurb on the Methodist Church website, and this really old youtube video from around 2005 of this dilapidated building. Fortunately, when I arrived, there were several new buildings.
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| My place for the next 3 months! - on the bottom floor. |
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| The faucets and flusher are just for show. Got to conserve the bucket water during dry season! |
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| The rain water cachement "well" where I'll be getting my water |
First they showed me where I was living, and it was huge! My bedroom here is bigger than my bedroom at home! Of course, pretty empty. The bathroom had a toilet, bathtub, and sink - with the faucet and toilet flusher all for show because there's no running water - just a bucket! I suppose each day I or someone will help me get water from the well outside. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of washing my hand towel in the water...so now all I have left for the rest of the day is soapy water. Sighs. I'll be smarter next time.
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| Cassava, beans, chicken, and fish for my first meal at Nixon Hospital |
Alright...time to get ready for checking out the surgery suite!
So you need to get water from well? Or need collect rain water?
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