Landed in London!

We have successfully made it through customs, and baggage claim with mass amounts of medical supplies, and way too many bags for 10 people to bring on the tube (aka the subway). The plane ride was smooth, however we did meet a bit of resistance when trying to bring over forceps, sterile scizzors and play-dough which they assumed was explosive material! We convinced them that it was all for a good cause and they did eventually let us through..phew. We are now safe and sound in our oh so lovely hostel in London, at the Hyde Park Inn....complete with 6 flights of extremely steep, winding, narrow stairs (once again, great for the MASSIVE medical bags), bunk beds, continental breakfast, and one bathroom per staricase. We all went out for fish and chips and beer and overall we have held up well, however now we are completely exhausted. Tomorrow we will venture on to do some sight-seeing and continue to take in the city atmosphere. We are having a great time and look forward to sharing in more detail with you all when we return!!

STRESSED!

So t-3 days until we leave!! Feeling the stress of school and everything else on the go. Jobs, graduation, exams, AFRICA!!! and the list goes on.

So excited for this trip, cannot believe how fast this has snuck up on us. Hope all our family and friends tune into our page and follow us on our grand adventure!

After a day of packing...

Here is a group shot (however we are missing our wonderful Jessica) after we all succesfully stuffed hockey bags full of supplies to bring with us. We packed everything from eye glasses and water filters, to diapers and formula, to oxygen masks and tubing, to sterile surgical packages, IV's, catheters, syringes, textbooks, scrubs...and so so much more!

Who we are!

We are a group of 4th year UBC-O Nursing students who will be travelling to Zambia leaving on January 28th, 2010. We will be guided by two extremely experienced Registerd Nurses, both of whom are inspirations to all of us. We will be on African soil for 7 weeks during which time we will all be taking part in many new and very exciting opportunites. We are committed to each other and to all that is ahead of us. Although none of us are exactly sure what this trip will bring, we are all extremely eager and thrilled to begin. Soon ahead of us, we will be taking part in immense learning, many new relationships, and more growth than we could ever imagine.