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Sep 27

by Kate North in Chapter Thirteen. 0 comments tags: adventure, Africa travel, expat doctor; dr; tropical medicine; expat; expat life; general practitioner; HIV; AIDS; malaria; travel; travelogue; third culture;, human interest, Indiana Jones film, Kenya, kenyan safari, Maasai Mara, Maasai warrior, safari, travel story, travelogue, uganda blog

13. Soaking up Africa: The Movie

A chance to do some soaking up of Africa presented itself: this trip was to leave us with an iconic image that still makes us smile today. Anna was ten […]

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Jun 07

by Kate North in Chapter Twelve 0 comments tags: adventure, doctor abroad, expat doctor, expat doctor; dr; tropical medicine; expat; expat life; general practitioner; HIV; AIDS; malaria; travel; travelogue; third culture;, expat doctor; kampala; uganda; rugby; HIV; tropical medicine; malaria; expat; expat blog;, expat doctor; tropical medicine; rugby doctor; sports medicine; HIV; AIDS; malaria; expat; third culture; general practitioner; developing country; uganda; kampala; entebbe, memoir, Ugandan childbirth

12. Anna, meet Africa

Anna had an unorthodox start in life. Rick and I had no idea about being parents. That isn’t unusual for first-time parents, but we lived a different sort of life. […]

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11. “A man cannot fail to button his shirt”

Vivid in my mind are our families’ visits to Uganda. I recalled their faraway presence in faded watercolours and this vexed me deeply, but our holidays together left bright, tangible […]

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10. A Small Victory and a Big One

Despite the tragedy of the Rwandan genocide on our doorstep, apart from the little things like boiling our drinking water (it came from the lake which was the final resting […]

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May 02

9. Africa all around

We have the sky to ourselves. I peer out at the Rift Valley sprawled below, framed too neatly in my aeroplane window and watch the shadow of our light aircraft […]

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Nov 24

by Kate North in Chapter Eight, Chapter Six, Rugby Doctor 0 comments tags: AIDS, expat doctor, HIV, kampala, tropical medicine, uganda blog

8. The Special Drawer

“Ah, this one. It goes in the Special Drawer”. My heart skipped a beat and I felt myself lose all colour. Miss Kabego, the receptionist, was referring to the […]

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Apr 24

by Kate North in Chapter Seven, First visitors 0 comments tags: AIDS, expat doctor, HIV, Indiana Jones film, kampala, Karamajong, malaria, tropical medicine, uganda, uganda blog, Ugandan childbirth

7. “I have escaped near death”

We had been burning the candle at both ends. This was starting to take its toll on both of us and there seemed no sign of a letup in the […]

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Apr 24

by Kate North in Chapter Six, Rugby Doctor 0 comments tags: sports medicine; general practitioner; family dr; GP; expat doctor; expat life; uganda; entebbe; kampala; rugby doctor; HIV; AIDs; malaria; nelson Mandela;

6. Pitched Battle

Doc Gibbons and Dick were keen to welcome more sports medicine into their practice. One service they already offered was medical cover at sports events. Some years earlier a group […]

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Apr 23

by Kate North in career progression Kampala, Chapter Five 0 comments tags: sports medicine; expat doctor; expat life; AIDS; HIV; tropical medicine; expat; third culture; rugby doctor; boxing; developing country; third world; Uganda; kampala; entebbe

5. Tragedy in the Ring

I’m kneeling on the floor of my Kampala consulting room eye level with my friend’s groin. It’s not actually his groin that I am studying, but a rash at the […]

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Dec 03

by Kate North in Chapter Four, First month in Uganda, Uganda - Settling in 0 comments tags: AIDS, expat doctor, HIV, Indiana Jones film, kampala, Karamajong, malaria, marketplace, sexism, stool sample, tropical medicine, uganda, Ugandan childbirth

4. Paradox in the Pearl of Africa

If days were suitcases, those first ones in Kampala were stuffed with the paraphernalia of summer fun and bursting at the seams. We worked hard. We played sport every day. […]

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