By Josep Subirana (Veterinary Training Advisor)
06 Apr 2011

I wake up at 6am to chanting coming from either the Coptic church or the nearby mosque, it’s hard to tell. I have an early breakfast and stare out over the town that is just awakening. The noise of people, donkeys, horses, cows, sheep, bicycles, a dog and a car all beginning their days combines to sound like a thousand bees dancing.

Today a man walks about with a megaphone and a battery on his shoulder saying something about water and payment.

Breakfast, as always comes, with more ever surprising cultural information:

• Muslims can be recognized by their short trousers
• Shiferaw is a plant used to prevent breast feeding problems
• Phones were considered evil for a long time

One of the trainees pulls a stalk of a plant and applies it juice to the facial wart of another trainee.

Another day of training starts. Spirits are very high. We are a very motivated team.

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