Tuesday, February 14, 2012

[patienceisavirtue]

*posted late from yesterday
today was packed with some great memories.
first, we ate breakfast, which i was not looking forward to. You see, I've been eating 2 hardboiled egg whites and corn on the cob for the last week everyday, so clearly i was looking forward to eating the same predictable breakfast. i even looked up recipes to modify my eggs this morning. and guess what? God opened the flood gates of heaven, and just like manna from heaven, god provided potatoes, my favorite! so my bad attitude, was quickly checked with heaven sent potatoes.
after breakfast, my pals and i went to the emergency room and pretended to be patients. in china, privacy is not a strong value, so this experience was quite different. after paying, you can be triaged and then you wait to see the doctor. once you get to see the doctor, you are in a small room with at least 4 other patients and their family members. in this room, i saw a lady having some procedure being done in her inguinal area, with the door open, and everyone standing around. another interesting thing is after seeing the doctor, he will give you the prescription. you take the prescription to the pharmacy, where it is filled, IV bags and all. you take your medicine to the nurse, and then they administer the medication. crazy. then we went to the outpatient clinic, and did a similar procedure.
in the afternoon, we participated in the AIDET lecture once again. i met the nurse manager i will be working with in day surgery, "sandy" is her english name. she is a doll.
we came home and relaxed some. then i thought it would be a good idea to do some laundry. i mean the machine is in english and chinese, should be pretty easy right. WRONG. first it would just spin and not add water. then it would add water and drain it right away. needless to say, i ended up with wet, not clean clothes. i ended up having to wash them in the shower. it was quite a task.
then the four of us skyped some of the students in south africa. we took a couple screen shoots to share. here's one:
and then some other pictures to share =]
Jordan copied me

cleaning my purse while waiting

sleeping

early v-day flowers ;)
some prayer requests:
-PRODUCTIVITY. i've had some free time, and i do not want to be productive. 
-i've been feeling really homesick when we aren't busy, so for my time to be filled with something that helps me focus on other things.



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