Monthly Archives: November 2011

I went for a nice long run this morning since I didn’t have much going on during the day. It was a great morning after the storm: not too hot or humid and with a bit of breeze. During my run I also tried to locate a specific grocery store, the Kensington Spar (it’s like … Continue reading »

On Friday, I met Salome in the office then we headed to Mbare to enroll our final patient for the week. Mbare is one of the closest clinics to the office so the drive time was short but we had to wait for the patient to arrive so the overall amount of time was no … Continue reading »

Happy Thanksgiving! Obviously, Thanksgiving is an American holiday and not celebrated in Zimbabwe so I went to work today. It was a very boring day, spent entirely in the office, working on database development. Luckily I think I finally finished it, although I still have to test it to make sure all of the tables … Continue reading »

Wednesdays are the busiest days for us because of the MDR-TB clinic at Wilkins Hospital. The sisters (nurses) there have gotten to know us pretty well and they are great at calling up patients and having them come in to talk to us. It’s awesome for the study because recruitment is going really well, but … Continue reading »

I went for a run this morning and kept better track of where I was so I didn’t get lost this time. I even found a few people out for exercise as well! Not many people here exercise in general. I think walking far distances is only done by people who can’t afford transport and … Continue reading »

On Monday morning Salome and I went back to Mbare polyclinic and spoke with the TB nurses there about our study. They were really nice and said they would give us a call when they found anyone fitting our criteria. Then we went back to the office and worked on paperwork stuff for the rest … Continue reading »

Here are a few pictures that I took on Saturday while walking around downtown. Harare photos

This afternoon I went to the football (soccer for the Americans) game with Jake and his friend. This was the league championship game and everyone turned out for it. The local team, the Mbare Dynamos, was playing Kiglon. The Dynamos were the heavy favorite because Kiglon hasn’t been doing well this year. But the game … Continue reading »

I was pretty exhausted after Friday so I decided to have a nice relaxing Saturday of bumming around. I started by grocery shopping so I could actually cook a meal in my new place. Shopping itself is much more convenient now since the shops are so close but the fact that no stores have change … Continue reading »

Here’s a video that I made of my new place. It’s super awesome. I hope the link works.

I decided to check out my new neighborhood this morning by running through it. I have a pretty good sense of direction and I’m sort of familiar with the main roads (when there are street signs) so I was pretty confident all would be fine. It was going great and I even found a few … Continue reading »

I didn’t know how long it would take to get to work from my new place so I left a bit early. I had to wait a few minutes for the combi to fill up but it was way faster than from my old place so I got to work in less than 15 minutes … Continue reading »

Since I wasn’t staying close enough to walk to Wilkin’s hospital anymore, Salome and I agreed to meet at the office on Wednesday morning and go to the clinic together. Jake dropped me off half way to the office on his way to work so I didn’t have to take the combi but far enough … Continue reading »

In the afternoon on Tuesday, Lovemore came by to take me to the immigration office to get my student visa. He was really concerned that I wasn’t following the rules by only having a tourist visa. I thought I had all of the proper documentation so I went along. When I got there and presented … Continue reading »

I’m sure I spent a very busy day at work although now that it’s a few days later, I can’t really remember what I did all day. In the afternoon Salome went out to make copies of our consent forms and questionnaires and we spent a long time punching holes and stapling things together. It … Continue reading »