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My first weekend

I started the weekend with much needed lie in, then went to Egypt street to check out the shops and cafes. They weren’t bad, with some shops selling western brands that were presumably last season and had been bought by the shop keeper by the bundle. They had some nice stuff, including a ted bakerContinue reading “My first weekend”

Coffee and cafes

Friday was a half day so I got to leave at lunchtime! One of the doctors told me about a shopping mall that had a swimming pool in it, with a lovely cafe next to it that I could sit and read next to in the sun. She also mentioned that there was a supermarketContinue reading “Coffee and cafes”

First days at the hospital

I started at the hospital on Wednesday after getting a Ride taxi (Ethiopia’s answer to Uber) to work. I arrived in the car park with no idea where to go, as all the signs were in Amharic, which has a different alphabet. After asking a bunch of people where to go, I finally found theContinue reading “First days at the hospital”

Settling in

Monday and Tuesday were spent pottering around the local area, trying not to get lost and sampling local injera. I went on a processions with a girl from my accommodation- she is Ethiopian but has lived in Holland since she was 15 so had a good understanding of Europe and Africa. Everyone wears white forContinue reading “Settling in”

living in Addis

I am staying in an Airbnb. Accommodation across Addis seemed to vary enormously, with price and quality not appearing to match up at all, as far as I could tell from the UK. Therefore, I felt lucky when I hit upon a cheap but nice looking private bed and bathroom with a shared kitchen andContinue reading “living in Addis”

Leprosy in Ethiopia

I am spending 2 months in a hospital in Addis Ababa learning about leprosy and helping to improve the hospital’s self care teaching provision for patients. Leprosy is an infectious disease of the nerves and the skin. It is one of the oldest diseases that we know about. It is contagious, but not nearly asContinue reading “Leprosy in Ethiopia”