My home for next year & Orientation

This is my new house will be sharing with Natalie until she finishes her placement at the end of May it is within the KCN compound with a guard situated close by....this is usual in Malawi

I always wanted a walk in wardrobe.....nails in the bookshelf was not quite what I had in mind.

My princess lace bed....Okay it's a mozzie net! Recently pulled down by cat lodger so had to borrow hammer to reinstate.

House is basic but fine hot water an added extra in recent months so lucky me.

Huge garden Natalie growing veg with the help of gardener Frank....don't think I will be keeping that up.

ORIENTATION
Week at college day 1 consisted of tour and being introduced to so many people
Day 2 no office or desk yet joined library it is a fantastic resource amazingly loads of books and resources available Day 3 & 4 out at NGOs and VSO project updates loads of projects going on to improve healthcare.
Day 5 in skills lab with Natalie Matt and students then off to hospital for 4 weeks to gain my Malawian registration
Started in Paediatrics do not really know how to start describing the experience. I have never seen so many people in small area... literally babies, children and parents everywhere.
 It is Malaria season and each day brings seriously sick children and babies some amazingly make it against the odds sadly not all.
 I have gained so many skills in working in a resource stricken environment in emergency care.
 I did not expect to see bed sharing but 2 to 3 per bed is usual and I actually looked after 5 sick babies in one cot!!! No infection control or health & safety police here.....

This week I worked in adult medical again totally over crowded at least they are not sharing beds you just wheel another one in and use the corridor 67 patients on 30 bedded ward cramped is an understatement.
The saddest part is preventable premature deaths but I guess that is what all the aid here is trying to improve
Two more weeks hospital based and then to start my role.......