One week after boarding the plane I found myself in a much different place doing very different things. There has been the expected hanging of mosquito nets, foraging in the market and learning to deal with electrical power that is off more than it is on... any way ... Sunday night a medical team arrived from the capital with their doctor ill with some tummy ailment. With her out of the picture the nurse who normally does triage(deciding who needs the doctor or who can be given small help with out seeing the doctor)would have to bump up to doctor status thus leaving the triage position open. there were 8 folks going but all relatively new to the country and none with medical experience. So I got to go to a village 1 hour out of town in a very beautiful place... that I must admit I didn't get much time to see. Malaria, scabies, open wounds, ring worm, chest pain, worm filled bellies were the most commen of illnesses. We listened, we tested, we administered aid and hopefully we helped. After 8 hours and having talked to 170 people I came back tired, and voiceless but happy to be in Uganda. Bye for now --- Julie