Thursday, June 9, 2011

A typical weekday

0600 Kids wake up and pile into bed with us

0615 Out of bed, shave, and make breakfast for family and Nepo, our gardener who arrives for work at 7. Help plan his work day.

0730 Morning medical meeting where new cases are presented and discussed

0830 Ward Round of cases causing problems for postgraduates in medical wards

1000 Endoscopy – usually 4-5 gastroscopies, mostly with duodenal ulcers

1200 Home for lunch, cooked by Emovine our house help. Usually 5-10 people for lunch (4 of us, 2 staff and 1-4 visitors)

1400 Back to hospital for teaching – alternates between Interns and Trainee Physicians, mostly focussed around improving their clinical skills

1630 Head home for a bit of play time with the kids after teaching, usually after consulting on any patient issues in wards

1800 Dinner time, often leftovers or a simple meal (scones, pancakes etc)

1900 Start bathtime and bedtime routine for kids

2000 Fidel, our language tutor arrives for an hour’s Kinya study

2100 Check email, admin, letter etc Pack for next day. Reading.

2200 Bed

 

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