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<title><![CDATA[Epiblog - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ive struggled to know how to finish my blog. I guess I dont like to think of it as being finished, because even thou...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Highlights of the Year - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 08:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some of my favourite memories from my time in Sierra Leone.1) Decompressing a tension pneumothorax.2) Seeing that little boy ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How I Survived - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 08:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[1) With the support of my wonderful husband.2) With internet access and mobile phone to be able to contact him.3) Regular emails...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What Have I Achieved? - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Thats it. I don don. I finished my placement at Ola During Childrens Hospital yesterday. When I was interviewed for the BB...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Things that have changed about me this year - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[1) I am more tanned than I have ever been in my life.2) I have learned to be incredibly patient, but also how to be angry.3) I h...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Blood Donation Mark Three - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 07:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Its been nearly four months since Sandra and I last went to give blood on Easter Friday. I really wanted to give blood again ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Grand Day Out - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With a limited amount of time left in Sierra Leone, Cat and I have writtenThe List of all the things we want to do before ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Back in ICU - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ive moved back to ICU for my last two weeks here in Freetown. ICU has moved since I was there before. It is in a new, smaller...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Im leaving. - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I think it has just dawned on me that Im leaving Sierra Leone in two weeks time. Ive known my leaving date for a while but...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sounds, phrases and conversations that will forever remind me of Sierra Leone - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[(Apologies to any Saloneans for the spelling of Krio words and phrases)1)Ow di bodi? Di bodi fine, ow yusef? I te...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Survival of the Fittest - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Imagine you are a child in Sierra Leone. Surviving childhood is a challenge. And there are so many challenges to get through. Th...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Year in Numbers - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[So the countdown is here. I am nearly at the end of my placement. I am leaving Sierra Leone and will be back home in the UK afte...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stop Press - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A quick blog to update you on the success of the Welbodi Quiz we raised Le4,370,000, which is just over one thousand US dolla...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fun at the Beach (despite the rain.) - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The day after the Quiz a group of us headed to Hamilton Beach for the night. Unfortunately it rained on and off for most of the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Welbodi Quiz - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[On returning from Kenema there was little time for resting as on Friday evening we held the long-awaited fundraising quiz in aid...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ETATing in Kenema - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Cat and I went to Kenema this week to do some training for the nursing staff on Emergency Triage and Treatment in children. We h...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Missing Photo (I hope) - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[This is getting very addictive. - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Time for a cheerier blog. I have been spending a lot of time visiting Mr Jalloh the tailor. I have some lovely new outfits and I...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How do you measure your day? - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How do you measure how good, bad, successful or unsuccessful your day has been? It turns out that I now measure my day by whethe...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Thursday - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 14:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Thursday was a bizarre day, full of contrasts. Heres what I did:I went to the S-C-B-U in the morning ready to start the ward ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Lab - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I have got to dedicate a blog to the boys and girl who work in the lab at the hospital. We have a semi-functioning lab. And it...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Challenges of Auditing in Africa - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ive been working on a couple of audits  one on intravenous cannula and intramuscular injection associated infections and o...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Aid - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Concern, Goal, CRS, IRC, ICRC, VSO, ODI, AGI, HPA, IFAD, Marie Stopes, Oxfam, Mercy Ships, Emergency, USAID, DfID, GIZ, UNDP, Un...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ethical Questions. - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In a resource poor setting, its one of the most difficult decisions to make. How much time should I spend with one child? The...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mi fut he swell - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I woke on Saturday morning after having a lovely night out on Friday for Banke, Theo, Alex and Dorcas leaving party.  (I even...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Special Care Baby Unit - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 12:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[(Apologies in advance for all the medical terminology.)Ive now moved on from Outpatients and TFC to the Special Care Baby Uni...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lessons I have learned and am still learning - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I wrote this list during a time when I was feeling very down about life in Sierra Leone. Youll be pleased to know I dont f...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Journey Home - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 10:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Usually I have a fairly easy (although long) journey home travelling with Sandra and chatting with her. Sometimes she is at a me...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[My Fifteen Minutes of Fame - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This week I will get my fifteen minutes of fame (probably more like one by the time Ive been edited). The BBC were here in S...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sierra Leonean Cinema - Shona in Sierra Leone]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 10:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Banke and I went to the cinema yesterday evening. Yes, an actual cinema, in Freetown. It has just opened. We were not quite sure...]]></description>
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