
I don't get all that much "cultural" news from the UK, but I understand from Amy that Big Brother has been happening again. We have often remarked that it feels like we are in a Big Brother set of our own out here: We started as ten and are down to six now; The cameras in our compound are very well hidden, but is know they must be there; Big Brother keeps in touch with us by HF radio and we all get interesting and varies tasks to do; We don't have a swimming pool or chickens, but we do have a 60-bed hospital, six Landcruisers and almost 180 staff. Current project include hiring a new admin assistant, sacking a cleaner, opening a surgical program, ordering four months supply of drugs for the end of October onwards, keeping mobile clinics operating despite rebel movements and a rapidly approaching rainy season. I'm sure it makes good television, but of course we only get media that has been carefully filtered by the producers, so we have no idea what the tabloids are saying about each of us!