Title: Sam Elrick (
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Mulago....Mulago.....Mulago - 06/Jun/2010 13:57 - 5282 days ago
It's not for the faint of heart that is for sure. It was with some trepidation that I arrived for my first shift at Mulago Acci...
The Serengeti - 06/Jun/2010 13:46 - 5282 days ago
They call it endless plains, a special sense of freedom that goes on forever,Once you've found that place, your body may leave b...
The Wedding of the Century - 06/Jun/2010 13:01 - 5282 days ago
An arrival from deepest, darkest Africa saw it all begin with a surprise,The shock defied words, and brought tears to Michael's ...
A journey into the badlands - 04/Feb/2010 09:13 - 5404 days ago
We ventured way up north we had to cross the line,Lost in the badlands, but the Kidepo valley looked fine.We traveled for days o...
A proposal to VSO - 04/Feb/2010 09:07 - 5404 days ago
I shall start by proclaiming 'Dear VSO',I have to confess I traveled overland to Kidepo.There's work to be done in the National ...
The nature walk - 04/Feb/2010 08:56 - 5404 days ago
The day was hot and the grass oh so long,They called it a nature walk but something seemed slightly wrong.The grass hit me in th...
Oh how they love me - 04/Feb/2010 08:32 - 5404 days ago
I traversed Uganda through formerly troubled towns,And found a place called Kidepo where insects abound.At first they didn't rea...
A Ugandan Christmas Safari - 06/Jan/2010 11:31 - 5433 days ago
Looking back on my Christmas safari around Uganda it is hard to know how to describe it properly or where to begin. So I'll jus...
Endangered but Cherished - 06/Jan/2010 11:20 - 5433 days ago
They said '...be prepared you may have to trek all day',But ten minutes was all it took, we hardly went out of our way.And then ...
Christmas Cats - 04/Jan/2010 09:10 - 5435 days ago
In December 2009 I sat on Santa's knee,And I asked for a leopard as well as two lions in a tree.I assured him that I'd been a ve...
Ode to Wayne - 04/Jan/2010 09:03 - 5435 days ago
In the wilds of Uganda, he's not sure what's a road and what's not,What once was a road seemed to disappear quite a lot.He can s...
The Best and the Deadliest - 15/Dec/2009 12:13 - 5455 days ago
When you live in Kampala it's fun to go to Jinja for a break,Its calm and laid-back, there's the Nile and the lake.The best road...
The Ugandan Nurse - 15/Dec/2009 12:09 - 5455 days ago
She is tough and resourceful, she leaves us far behind,Some say she is lazy and not very kind.But I say she's seen a few things ...
Ibulanku - 15/Dec/2009 12:01 - 5455 days ago
Alanta and Pablo took us to their village far away,And their Ugandan friends proudly showed us around for the day.They welcomed ...
Uganda - the best and the worst - 15/Dec/2009 11:07 - 5455 days ago
The last week has shown me the best and the worst of Uganda.Work - the BestThe best would have to be the incredible warmth and w...
Nursing, traveling and dancing in Uganda - a whole new world - 07/Dec/2009 12:57 - 5463 days ago
Last week I had my first clinical shift in a Ugandan hospital. Until now I have been working a lot on planning clinical placeme...
A poem about not being on safari - 24/Nov/2009 09:47 - 5476 days ago
When I am on safari I feel alive and free,But life's not like that all the time, oh why can't it be?Back in Kampala everything i...
Ode to grasshoppers - 23/Nov/2009 11:01 - 5477 days ago
I like grasshoppers when they're lively and green,To cut of their legs and fry them seems really mean.But they say it's a delica...
Intolerable boredom - 23/Nov/2009 10:42 - 5477 days ago
Is this session on decentralisation every going to end,I have no idea what he's talking about, I'm being driven around the bend....
Gosia - 23/Nov/2009 10:37 - 5477 days ago
My friend Gosia is really, really hot,All the men in Uganda love her a lot.They are always declaring their undying love,They say...
Fun, friends, grasshoppers and ICT2 - 20/Nov/2009 06:51 - 5480 days ago
Well it's been a few weeks of safari free life in Kampala and how I miss it. Alas a girl can't stay on safari forever so it's b...
The Great Beer Hair-rinsing Experiment - 12/Nov/2009 05:17 - 5488 days ago
It was something that seemed like a good idea at the time,But many have exclaimed that such a waste of beer is surely a crime.In...
Boda-Boda Etiquette - 12/Nov/2009 05:06 - 5488 days ago
When your on the boda-boda it pays to relax,And it's also good if you travel with a pair of modesty pants.Going through the Jinj...
Tree Climbing Lions - 09/Nov/2009 10:22 - 5491 days ago
Lions are sturdy, they are big and strong,Lounging in the fig tree is just not where they belong.But there they are, just hangin...
Thank you Helen - 09/Nov/2009 10:19 - 5491 days ago
Thanks for taking me to Queen Elizabeth National Park,When all is said and done it was quite a lark.I keep dreaming of lions, ch...
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