The trip back definitely gets categorised as rough and not smooth.
We made the trip from Mbale to Kampala and then Entebbe in excellent time but I was praying to reach the airport terminal building as quickly as possible. From then on I would be in rushing distance of a gents. That’s it, you guessed it, Jelly Belly (used to be called Delhi Belly until someone pointed out that that was offensive to Delhi, especially as it happens worldwide!).
The two long-haul flights from Entebbe to Doha and then Doha to the UK went off without a hitch, though somewhat uncomfortably. I am writing my final entry on the bus to Oxford after which I have a 30-minute car drive home… I then have to try and stay awake until the normal bedtime.
This has been a very promising week and whilst there are decisions to be made on all of the projects, that is a challenge for another day.
Muzungu signing off.
Geoff Coleman
CEO, Mildmay Hospital
Mzungu, also known as muzungu, mlungu, musungu or musongo, is a Bantu word that means "wanderer" originally pertaining to spirits. The term is currently used in predominantly Swahili speaking nations to refer to foreign people dating back to 18th century. The noun Mzungu or its variants are used in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Comoros, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mayotte, Zambia and in Northern Madagascar (the word changed to "vozongo" in Malagasy, but locals will still understand the word mzungu) dating back to the 18th century.
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