Archive for February, 2008

Not Cuba

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Just finished Skypeing with a prospective landlady ahead of our move in four days. It wasn’t the most coherent of conversations as she kept breaking off and shouting in W_____ (local language) at the noisy mob of women surrounding her. She ended every phrase with, “Inch’allah!” — not sure if this is a positive sign.
She […]

On the road again, again

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Diptheria, tetanus & polio booster? — check!
Hepatitus A & B? — check!
Meningitis ACWY? — check!
Rabies I, II & III? — check!
Typhus fever? — check!
Mantoux test? — check!
TB — check!
Yellow fever? — check!
Malaria tablets? — check!
We feel like a family of pincushions after all the vaccinations we’ve had these last few weeks.
No, we’re not staying in […]