I am at the gate at Pearson Airport. Got my bags checked in and my boarding pass issued by Lufthansa within 15 minutes of being dropped off at Terminal 1. I'd call that typical Germanic efficiency, but my daughter would call me a racist.
The bags weighed 21 and 22 kg, against a maximum allowance of 23 kg. My little electronic luggage scales predicted that exactly. They have paid for themselves many times over!
Another half hour saw me through security with no glitches and nothing confiscated.
Now I have found a fairly comfy seat, uncovered a flap on the floor, and connected to the free airport WiFi Network.
My flight is said to be on time, and I already have my boarding pass for the Frankfurt-Addis portion.
Its about as good as flying ever gets. So far, so good.
21 hours till I arrive in Addis....
Showing posts with label Preparations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Preparations. Show all posts
Sunday, 1 April 2012
Saturday, 17 March 2012
First post!
In two weeks time, I will be heading to Addis Ababa for five weeks to teach anesthesia at the University of Addis Ababa and at the Black Lion Hospital. I am going as part of TAAAC, an academic collaboration between the University of Toronto and the University of Addis Ababa.
It is similar to a trip I did two years ago to Rwanda (johninrwanda.blogspot.com). The main aim is to teach anesthesia residents in their own country with the hope that they will stay there, rather than use their qualification to get work in a more developed country.
At present, I don't know when I will be leaving, or where I will be staying in Addis. Both these issues are arranged and paid for by the University of Addis Ababa, and tend to be left until the last minute. It's not the way I like to do things, but I have no say in the matter.
Enough for now, I have to get on with some packing and arranging the lectures I need to give. We will be teaching in the operating room most days, but Wed and Fri afternoons we have to give lectures according to a pre-planned schedule. I am assigned anatomy and nerve block of the arm. Not topics I would choose for myself, but again its not my decision.
It is similar to a trip I did two years ago to Rwanda (johninrwanda.blogspot.com). The main aim is to teach anesthesia residents in their own country with the hope that they will stay there, rather than use their qualification to get work in a more developed country.
At present, I don't know when I will be leaving, or where I will be staying in Addis. Both these issues are arranged and paid for by the University of Addis Ababa, and tend to be left until the last minute. It's not the way I like to do things, but I have no say in the matter.
Enough for now, I have to get on with some packing and arranging the lectures I need to give. We will be teaching in the operating room most days, but Wed and Fri afternoons we have to give lectures according to a pre-planned schedule. I am assigned anatomy and nerve block of the arm. Not topics I would choose for myself, but again its not my decision.
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