A week in Rukungiri

We’ve had quite a bit of spare time between teams this time. We’ve spent quite a lot of time with different people getting to know them a bit better. We don’t really get the opportunity to do this while the team are here because you’re running from one place to the next, so it was really lovely to get the chance!

Marina and I spent Thursday at the school painting and finished the biological eye and skeleton diagrams which were started with the second team. Actually that’s a bit of a lie, it’s almost finished. I went to paint the feet of the skeleton and realised I hadn’t got around drawing them! I‘ve always had a bit of a thing about drawing feet! I’ve never found them easy and they always end up looking deformed! Let’s hope these ones don’t look too bad.

Then on Friday we went to Nyakibale hospital and started preparing one of the wards for painting murals next week! We spent all morning sanding down the walls down by hand! They were previously painted with gloss because it’s easier to clean! We then had to wash everything down because there was dust everywhere! We got this finished and had a late lunch. We also had a bit of a nap, although it didn’t last long as I was rudely awakened by an ant decided it was going to have bit of me for lunch! They’re vicious!

Anyway, the fun bit started after lunch (which was toasted cheese sandwiches! Mmm!) We started painting, with another layer of gloss. We were finished by 5 and went home exhausted, but the ward looked so different! Thankfully they’re getting the hospital carpenter to prepare the second ward this week while we’re in Kampala. So it should be all ready to start drawing the murals when we return! Well, that’s the plan!