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2010 elections back from home leave

Now we're back for a week in Lugala. For the return journey we had probably chosen the right day when we see that Germany is sinking in the snow, roads blocked and airports closed. At least, the news on the Internet.

With our luggage we had exhausted the 40 kg for each almost the whole case took 72 kg on the scale, primarily because of the tools, surgical materials and equipment for the hospital. For our purely private things probably would have been enough to hand luggage. The interested in. Fortunately, not all the luggage. The saw blades, because we had to unpack the suitcase on the flight home went smoothly this time in Berlin by the control. worked with the circular saw blades our carpenter for 20 years. Finally, was hardly an ordinary cutting is possible and so we brought the blades for sharpening. Mr. Steikert of the CNC - Tool grinding Steikert in Göllingen she has kindly sharpened free of charge for us.

Kuandika, our driver picked us up at the airport on Wednesday afternoon and then began already equal to the stress. Since Independence Day on Thursday, and thus national holiday, was all purchases had done just after our arrival will be, so drugs at two different wholesalers Kuandika had a list of spare parts for vehicles, of which he still before our arrival nicht alle besorgen konnte und natürlich auch diverse Lebensmittel und andere notwendige Dinge für die nächsten Wochen (wie Nudeln, Butter, Olivenöl, Kaffe, Waschpulver....), auch für den Arzt Peter Hellmold, der uns seine Einkaufsliste geschickt hatte. Das alles nach einem Temperatursprung von 40° nach einer fast schlaflosen Nacht im Flugzeug. Es war ganz schön anstrengend und wir sind abends todmüde ins Bett gefallen.

In Dar es Salaam gab es noch eine sehr schöne Aufgabe zu erledigen, wir haben Spendengeld aus Deutschland umgesetzt. Am letzten Tag zu Hause erreichte uns eine E-Mail von Peter Hellmold, wir sollten bitte in Dar ein Lichtmikroskop für unser Labor kaufen, er hatte es in a laboratory equipment ordered by phone. Our old microscope has withdrawn permanently and become unusable. This microscope is designed for daily observations but absolutely necessary (especially for malaria and stool tests, as most patients, mainly children verwurmt,). The microscope cost 2 million Tan.Schilling, about 1000 €. So we have the generous donation of the architects Utta Enderlein with the proceeds from stamp sales to the Friends of the stamp collectors Harri Bechtel and postcards from my father, and Ebay auctions professionals increased, and it paid for the microscope. Our laboratory manager, Mr. Kaberege, it has delighted in Empang and put into operation immediately.

Mr. Kaberege and Mama Chogo went with a new microscope

On Thursday, then a jerk as far as Lugala, 13 hour drive. After the first rains, the road from Ifakara was partially eroded very. We were lucky that no truck is stuck on the track and, like the day before blocking the road. Thus, there are difficulties here as there, with us it's the mud, the snow in Germany.

Here we were received by then equal to the usual hospital everyday life with all its (financial) trouble. We have been welcomed, the us of course happy.
Revenue in recent months after the harvest well, but it is still the problem with the totally inadequate salaries increased. Even before we left for Germany, there were countless meetings and had in fact agreed on a compromise, but was not implemented with the salary payment in late November ....

be here by and by the ripe mangoes. We have already eaten plenty, it's really a pleasure. Instead of mulled wine at the end tastes mango juice with a shot ...
We now feel comfortable temperatures about 30 degrees, it is not quite as pungent as hot as in front of our departure, but this quite humid. However, the expected rain in recent days failed to materialize, there 'is always brewing up a few clouds, but it is not a drop.

I come with the air fares well, Peter, it may well prefer a little colder. The short-lived severe winter in Germany has been enough to me completely.

B.