I saw a delivery today! It was incredible! And disgusting! Yay for babies! There was no less than 7 nurses involved in the process. It was unlike any sort of procedure I have ever seen- it literally took my breath away. (Consequently, I have decided to never have children. Way too painful.) Most women here do natural child birth because epidural's require an anesthesiologist and it gets very expensive. I cannot possibly imagine how much that hurts. To all of the moms reading this post: I have a new found respect for you. And Mom, I'm sorry.
In other news, I am learning a lot. I have seen many different Ob/Gyn procedures and I am starting to understand what I am looking at on an ultrasound. The staff at the hospital are wonderful. They treat me like an A-list celebrity. Today, they all took turns taking pictures of me with their camera phones (which was a bit awkward). They were so impressed to see a foreigner in Indian clothes (I am so glad we went shopping). I am slowly learning everyone's name (Indu, Marree, Camarei, Rahila, Salanya!) and they are thoroughly enjoying hearing me struggle to say them with my accent. They are all so sweet to me; they keep giving me instructions on what else to wear (I have been told to buy bangles, jasmine flowers and a saree). Tomorrow, I am bringing my camera and I will post pictures.
When I am finished at the hospital every afternoon a man always comes by with a massive herd of goats. I am not sure where he is taking them but its one of my favorite things to watch for.
Our meals everyday are just getting better and better. The mango here is the best mango I have ever had. It makes the mango I'm used to eating at home taste bland in comparison. For dessert at lunch today, the chef made us his mom's recipe of fried bananas and honey- they were awesome. Whoever said I would lose weight in India couldn't be more wrong. Good thing my new Indian clothes have a drawstring waist!
Bekarvi and Pragathi are two girls our age that go to school at Bishop Heber- we have all become fast friends and we've been hanging out with them a lot. We have made all sorts of exciting plans for the weekend.
I'm off to study up on all things Ob/Gyn.
As always, thanks for reading :]
Allie
In other news, I am learning a lot. I have seen many different Ob/Gyn procedures and I am starting to understand what I am looking at on an ultrasound. The staff at the hospital are wonderful. They treat me like an A-list celebrity. Today, they all took turns taking pictures of me with their camera phones (which was a bit awkward). They were so impressed to see a foreigner in Indian clothes (I am so glad we went shopping). I am slowly learning everyone's name (Indu, Marree, Camarei, Rahila, Salanya!) and they are thoroughly enjoying hearing me struggle to say them with my accent. They are all so sweet to me; they keep giving me instructions on what else to wear (I have been told to buy bangles, jasmine flowers and a saree). Tomorrow, I am bringing my camera and I will post pictures.
When I am finished at the hospital every afternoon a man always comes by with a massive herd of goats. I am not sure where he is taking them but its one of my favorite things to watch for.
Our meals everyday are just getting better and better. The mango here is the best mango I have ever had. It makes the mango I'm used to eating at home taste bland in comparison. For dessert at lunch today, the chef made us his mom's recipe of fried bananas and honey- they were awesome. Whoever said I would lose weight in India couldn't be more wrong. Good thing my new Indian clothes have a drawstring waist!
Bekarvi and Pragathi are two girls our age that go to school at Bishop Heber- we have all become fast friends and we've been hanging out with them a lot. We have made all sorts of exciting plans for the weekend.
I'm off to study up on all things Ob/Gyn.
As always, thanks for reading :]
Allie
Wow-how cool is that! Can't wait to hear what you learn about the goat guy! Glad to hear the fruit is safe to eat I know you were going to miss eating it!
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