Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Injection terror...

Having decided that I have NOT forgotten to do anything important, I am feeling better about the whole trip.
I had a good catch-up chat with Shila (she used to work with VCD) last night, having not seen her since my visit to Nepal in 2011. I am getting very excited to go back!

Tomorrow is the day I have set aside for any injections I may need. I tried desperately to avoid this fate by going into the Health Centre and asking the receptionist if she could find out for me. She tried, but failed miserably - advising me to speak to a nurse. Great.
 
The image of "Nurse Jo Brand" (seriously, she is like the comedienne's long lost twin) bursting through the door with an armful of shiny syringes is not one that I wish to see again, even though the first time she reassured me that they were not all  for me after spotting the look of sheer terror on my face.
 
Frankly, I hope I don't need to have an armful of metal (or a mouthful of Cholera, from what I have read on the NHS website) as the rest of the day is designated to my usual Essay-in-a-Day routine after leaving everything to the last minute. I can't write essays with useless arms. 

On a brighter note, the lovely Nepali poet Yuyutsu R D Sharma has kindly answered my interview questions to help with my journalism project. I can't believe how kind he has been! It will give me a good background before I get to Nepal and crack on with all the in-country research I need to do!

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