© Peter Bauza
Finally I am here!
After many days of travel and stop-overs I finally arrived what will be my home for the next six months: Bentiu protection of civilians camp, in South Sudan.
When I got off the plane the heat struck me like a concrete wall. The thermometer announced that it was 43 degrees Celsius here. It was a great contrast to when I left Sweden a few days earlier, when the first snow had just arrived.
When I got off the plane the heat struck me like a concrete wall.
On the way from the airport to the camp, I could not stop looking out the car window. It was so beautiful.
When I attended my pre-departure training course, I met several people who were going to South Sudan. A man, Rod from Canada, is here in Bentiu with me. A British girl, Rachna, is in the neighbouring town. We meet sometimes when she comes with patients to the hospital here. It is always nice to see familiar faces!
I have been assigned to a small tent where I will live for the next few months.
My little tent. Photo: Johanna Maple/MSF
I have a bed, a fan and a small metal box I can store things in - everything you need!
In regard to the common areas, we have a large dining table where we all eat dinner and play games together in the evenings. We also have a security bunker that doubles as a TV room.
Our logisticians have plans to build a place with some soft mattresses on where we can hang out on our free Sundays and get some protection from the sun. That we look forward to!
