We made it!

Hello all,
We are pleased to let you know that we all arrived safely. Unfortunatly some of our boxes or suite cases have yet to arrive but somehow we have made it through these tough times! Last night we realxed on the patio @ the Golf Course Hotel. For a moment, we were worried they'd run out of Nile beer, and on the first night! Fortunatley for all involed, there were a few more bottles found.

This morning started with poolside breakfast of fresh fruit and coffe. And it's hot. Don't think it's all sun and games- the hard work has started. We arrived at Mulago Hospital ready to work. AFter being welcomed back by old friends and meeting new ones, we set to the task of unpacking boxes and familiarizing ourselves with the ICU, step-down unit and the regular ward. Mulago Hospital serves both pediatric and adult populations so each unit is shared, except for the 4-bed pediatric cardiac ICU. Our first patient, a 9 year old boy from Kenya is already in the OR for his PDA repair.

So long for now- it's lunchtime- can't wait to see what Krista ordered for us!
-Rachel, Lynda, Sonali, Becky, Jen, Tiffany, Katie & Amy