Scrubbing In, Jolly African Ladies, and a thought-provoking morning! After a shaky start to the week (off on Monday due to illness) I soon picked myself up - determined not to miss ANYTHING! On returning to Kikuyu Hospital, I started my next placement: ART (anti-retroviral treatment) clinic This is a clinic purely for HIV positive patients. The clinic provides testing & counselling, check-ups, treatment, and a clinic for patients with contracted diseases...

New born babies, destroying a museum, and zebra's crossing!! Wow. My first week in Kenya has been an emotional rollercoster filled with laughter, amazement and shock! From finding out that Clare had been taking paracetamol instead of antimalarials to walking through trash at the slums...This has certainly been a week to remember!! I'm staying at Brackenhurst conference centre, just outside the town of Limuru. The centre is surrounded by beautiful tea fields and...