Locked in the outhouse “I tried to turn the handle again – absolutely no movement. It took about 30 seconds before I fully woke up and realized the extent of the situation – I was locked in a concrete outhouse in the middle of a very hot night in...

Locked in the outhouse

“I tried to turn the handle again – absolutely no movement. It took about 30 seconds before I fully woke up and realized the extent of the situation – I was locked in a concrete outhouse in the middle of a very hot night in Chad.
…At this point I started to really feel the 45oC (113oF) night heat, and I noticed the extremely large camel spider on the ceiling. I am not easily squeamish, but I find camel spiders frightening. They are generally quite large, and can be very aggressive.”

–Trish Newport is working for MSF as a community outreach nurse in Chad. This is her fifth mission for MSF. When not on mission, she lives and works as a nurse in the Yukon, Canada.

Read about the rest of Trish’s evening in the outhouse on her blog.

Photo: A camel spider, with cat for scale

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    This is why I want to be an international nurse…. they are total and complete badasses.
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    Burn it with fire!!
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    THAT THING IS HALF THE SIZE OF MY CHINCHILLA.
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  19. fresheggtarts said: That must have been absolutely, undeniably terrifying. Thanks for all the work you do. I’m sure all those lives you are helping greatly appreciate you being out there - despite having woken them up in the middle of the night to break you out!
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