I want to get all my thoughts/memories down before i go to VN and forget alot of what happened.
JS - my former professor. He stinks at teaching and he gives off a bad vibe. i tried as best i could to work with him, but when he got mad, he snapped and i didn't want to be there. but i got through 4 days and on the upside, he learned to pronounce my name as uye^n and not wyn.
JH - my pharmacy buddy. i'm sad i didn't get to know him earlier. fun dood to hang with. i acted stupid around him and it was ok.
LY - i've always known her but didn't really get to KNOW her. i'm glad i did and she also saw a side of me she didn't know existed.
CL - my old berryville buddy. nothign new here. just lotsa fun.
BJ - i always knew how genuine and friendly she was, but it just became more apparent during the trip. she'll always be a sweetheart.
BZ - nothign new here either.
MINSA drs - so these drs work for the nicaraguan govt. they would write prescriptions for everything we had, even if it wasn't made for the pt (ex. prednisone 50 for allergies?!). they were just using us cuz we had free meds. it was very frustrating and 1/2 the time, we wouldn't even dispense what they wrote for.
food - i was disappointed that we really didn't get to try nicaraguan food. don't get me wrong, the food at el ayudante was great...mayb too good cuz i didn't stop eating the whole week. but i expected to have some authentic food and was disappointed i didn't get any.
that's all for now. going to VN tomorrow for 2 weeks w/ mom and aunt. lets see what i remember in 2 weeks.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
mission complete
So I just came back from nicaragua yesterday. I was there for a 6 day mission trip + 2 days of travel. I was working with one of my former professors (JS) and a classmate (JH).
Day 1: sunday
actually, today, i went to an old catholic church that was built in 1747. from the outside, it didn't look good, but once inside, it was amazing. I also went to my first methodist service. It was interesting. It was for the youth. lots of singing, a long long homily and more singing. not what i'm used to at all. but it was an experience.
Day 2:
we went to a "very, very rural" town at the end of a dirt road, an hour away from the dorms at el ayudante. it's only in quotes because that was actually written on our agenda...lol. The bathroom was just a hole in the ground of course, and i was very scared to work with JS, but i soon found out that it's not so bad. he snaps at times, but if you just ignore him, its fine. the pharmacy was stuck behind a curtain of a split classroom. the other 1/2 was clinic for the PA students. We had a fan, but no electricity. hot day.
Day 3:
we went to a less rural place. we actually had a classroom to ourselves for the pharmacy. The only thing of this day was the wind was blowing and dirt was everywhere. our labels were covered in dirt and we would have to wipe them before writing on them. i saw an adorable little girl that only had a diaper on. she sat on the floor of the pharmacy and scooted her butt around, i named her scooter.
Day 4:
We were at a church today. Wasn't too busy until the end. today, i learned how cute elizabeth "liz" preston was. her spam mail is quite annoying, but she's soo cute and fun! i watched some PAs diagnose patients. JH and JS decided to build a pharmacy counter by putting a table on top of children's school desks. It was a little tall for him, high up on my chest, but i felt outnumbered, 2 to 1 and they were complaining of back ache. so i just let them have their setup for the day.
day 5:
we were actually at a clinic today. there was no room for us indoors, so we eneded up setting up the pharmacy outside. there was only 1 table to use as a counter, no desks to put the suitcases on, so we were straining our backs quite alot. today was slower than the other days, less than 100 patients vs 180 on day 2. Funny story bout JH. we had a school next to clinic that was separated by a barb wire fence. we figured that fence was going to keep the children out of our hair, boy were we wrong. they climbed through the fence and were surrounding our make shift pharmacy and were eyeing our drugs. JH thought it'd be a good idea to give them candy to shoo them away. instead, they went and told all their friends and so more kids surrounded us. One in particular stayed all day. I call him diego cuz he was wearing a go diego go shirt, but his name was freddie.
day 6:
today, i sorta got over my fears of heights and went on a zip line instead of surfing down a volcano. i wanted to do both, but i had to choose, and given the chance, i would go surfing down a volcano at any moment, the zip line thing was iffy and i wanted to conquer my fears. it was soo much fun! i can't say i'd do it agian though. i got stuck on the first line, but the 2nd and 3rd were exhilarating. we also went to a food court that had mcds, quiznos, pizza hut...kinda disappointed cuz i wanted to experience nicaraguan culture. That night, we had a nice formal dinner and hung out. I roomed with PA student KN. she was crazy. she would walk around naked, but she was soo much fun to hang with!
That's all for now, will continue later with things listed below (just a note for myself)
Minsa drs
dorms
individuals - JH, JS, LY, BZ, BJ, CL....
food at AE
Day 1: sunday
actually, today, i went to an old catholic church that was built in 1747. from the outside, it didn't look good, but once inside, it was amazing. I also went to my first methodist service. It was interesting. It was for the youth. lots of singing, a long long homily and more singing. not what i'm used to at all. but it was an experience.
Day 2:
we went to a "very, very rural" town at the end of a dirt road, an hour away from the dorms at el ayudante. it's only in quotes because that was actually written on our agenda...lol. The bathroom was just a hole in the ground of course, and i was very scared to work with JS, but i soon found out that it's not so bad. he snaps at times, but if you just ignore him, its fine. the pharmacy was stuck behind a curtain of a split classroom. the other 1/2 was clinic for the PA students. We had a fan, but no electricity. hot day.
Day 3:
we went to a less rural place. we actually had a classroom to ourselves for the pharmacy. The only thing of this day was the wind was blowing and dirt was everywhere. our labels were covered in dirt and we would have to wipe them before writing on them. i saw an adorable little girl that only had a diaper on. she sat on the floor of the pharmacy and scooted her butt around, i named her scooter.
Day 4:
We were at a church today. Wasn't too busy until the end. today, i learned how cute elizabeth "liz" preston was. her spam mail is quite annoying, but she's soo cute and fun! i watched some PAs diagnose patients. JH and JS decided to build a pharmacy counter by putting a table on top of children's school desks. It was a little tall for him, high up on my chest, but i felt outnumbered, 2 to 1 and they were complaining of back ache. so i just let them have their setup for the day.
day 5:
we were actually at a clinic today. there was no room for us indoors, so we eneded up setting up the pharmacy outside. there was only 1 table to use as a counter, no desks to put the suitcases on, so we were straining our backs quite alot. today was slower than the other days, less than 100 patients vs 180 on day 2. Funny story bout JH. we had a school next to clinic that was separated by a barb wire fence. we figured that fence was going to keep the children out of our hair, boy were we wrong. they climbed through the fence and were surrounding our make shift pharmacy and were eyeing our drugs. JH thought it'd be a good idea to give them candy to shoo them away. instead, they went and told all their friends and so more kids surrounded us. One in particular stayed all day. I call him diego cuz he was wearing a go diego go shirt, but his name was freddie.
day 6:
today, i sorta got over my fears of heights and went on a zip line instead of surfing down a volcano. i wanted to do both, but i had to choose, and given the chance, i would go surfing down a volcano at any moment, the zip line thing was iffy and i wanted to conquer my fears. it was soo much fun! i can't say i'd do it agian though. i got stuck on the first line, but the 2nd and 3rd were exhilarating. we also went to a food court that had mcds, quiznos, pizza hut...kinda disappointed cuz i wanted to experience nicaraguan culture. That night, we had a nice formal dinner and hung out. I roomed with PA student KN. she was crazy. she would walk around naked, but she was soo much fun to hang with!
That's all for now, will continue later with things listed below (just a note for myself)
Minsa drs
dorms
individuals - JH, JS, LY, BZ, BJ, CL....
food at AE
Friday, May 8, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
reviewing this semester
Instead of studying for my finals, I feel like blogging again. It doesn't matter who reads this, I just need somewhere to write stuff down and if someone reads this, then cool, if not, oh well.
This semester has been quite a toughie. I've learned a lot and grown stronger, but I can't get over some of the disappointments.
1. Friends aren't always what they seem.
2. Sometimes no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to get there...I always fall short.
3. I need to stop being competitive and comparing myself to others.
4. There's life outside of school. Although I'm still having a tough time getting my brain to understand that sometimes.
I have such high standards for myself, and I can't always meet them, no matter how hard I try, then I become really unmotivated because I can't get there, it seems like I'll never get there. I feel inadequate, like I'm not good enough for anything. I'm ready to get over this time of my life (going to school) and start the "real world." Whatever that means.
On a lighter note, I got engaged this semester and had a wonderful spring break with my fiance in Florida (where we got engaged at Disneyworld =D) It was perfect and a wonderful surprise! I want to go tell the world, but our parents don't know yet and since they're so traditional, they won't know until I graduate school in another year. So long to hide things, but I've been doing that since I became a teenager so it's nothing new. Look at my ring, it's so pretty and he picked it out himself!
The time of my life here in Winchester is almost over. I have 2 more finals and then a mission trip to Nicaragua left. My rotations are in another area until March and then it's time for me to go back to the rainy Northwest. As much as I hate it sometimes, it will always be home.
I have more to say, but I must study now.
This semester has been quite a toughie. I've learned a lot and grown stronger, but I can't get over some of the disappointments.
1. Friends aren't always what they seem.
2. Sometimes no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to get there...I always fall short.
3. I need to stop being competitive and comparing myself to others.
4. There's life outside of school. Although I'm still having a tough time getting my brain to understand that sometimes.
I have such high standards for myself, and I can't always meet them, no matter how hard I try, then I become really unmotivated because I can't get there, it seems like I'll never get there. I feel inadequate, like I'm not good enough for anything. I'm ready to get over this time of my life (going to school) and start the "real world." Whatever that means.
On a lighter note, I got engaged this semester and had a wonderful spring break with my fiance in Florida (where we got engaged at Disneyworld =D) It was perfect and a wonderful surprise! I want to go tell the world, but our parents don't know yet and since they're so traditional, they won't know until I graduate school in another year. So long to hide things, but I've been doing that since I became a teenager so it's nothing new. Look at my ring, it's so pretty and he picked it out himself!
The time of my life here in Winchester is almost over. I have 2 more finals and then a mission trip to Nicaragua left. My rotations are in another area until March and then it's time for me to go back to the rainy Northwest. As much as I hate it sometimes, it will always be home.
I have more to say, but I must study now.
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