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Our first proper day continued

May 6th 2006
Right well lets pick up where we left off....the bus ride to Jinja. After 3 plus hours we were dropped off outside Jinja to be mobbed by Boda bodas, now this is the african word for moped boys who for a price will run you from a to b. They formed a circle around us and our luggage and all at once asked where we wanted to go. Joan (the hospital director at Rushere) had recomended a place called Ki ... read more
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Ugandan Flag Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,0... ... read more
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Gareth Waring
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Dr Gaz
Hello and welcome to the travel log of myself and my partner in crime, Dom, as we head to deepest darkest Africa in our quest to become doctors. Over the next 11 weeks expect plenty of gore packed stories as we travel to the south of Uganda to the district community hospital of Rushere for 7 grueling weeks. From Rushere we will be heading to Jinja and basically living it up for 4 weeks as we partake in the local pastimes and sports (although my mam made me promise that I wouldn't bungee jump). So read on and enjoy, and feel free to leave a comment.... full info
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