I’m really into my Crossfit at the moment, though actually that’s with a small “c”. I wanted to lose a little bit of weight and get fitter and stronger. So when a Crossfit gym opened just a couple of hundred yards from the front door, I couldn’t pass it up. So Crossfit with a small… Read More »
So there are no Michelin star restaurants in Uganda, or South Sudan for that matter. In the settlement, food is survival, not pleasure. And I take this challenging reality seriously. But that doesn’t mean I can’t try and have a little fun. Last time I was here I made jelly. No-one had any idea what… Read More »
On Thursday I headed over to our clinic in South Sudan. It’s a long as it takes about 3 hours to get there, allowing for faff at the border. So Wednesday night I asked the others what time should we leave. “Early”, I was told. “Let us say 8… no 8.30, we shall leave at… Read More »
So Day 1 was a bit of a nightmare, to be honest. It was great, really great to see old friends again, and I was greeted with genuine warmth – so thrilling. And to meet some people in person for the first time was good too. But of course my bubble was burst. My good… Read More »
The journey in was fine(ish). A bit of VISA faff, after my ‘deferred’ outcome from the first application, so I asked our Uganda Lawyer to intervene (because there is no email / tel no). But that was fruitless, so another application for a different class was made, and despite an offer (request?) for a bribe… Read More »
So, ‘it’s been a minute’ as they say in America. I have to confess to skipping a couple of episodes; I have been to Haiti for a pretty intense 5 month trip May-Aug 24, and then back there again for a few short weeks in Mar 25, too busy to get to the blog. But… Read More »