Well today is our second day working in the hospital and I think we are all getting a little more into a groove. We have split up between Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, and Orthopaedics with Sarah getting in some good physical therapy time across disciplines. We are all seeing some patients with different sorts of problems and pathologies than we are used to seeing in Mobile. So far though with some prayer and research we have found the answers we need. Today Mickie and I introduced some children to the Garage Band app and found some avid music and dancing lovers. They could have played all day long!
We have been trying to educate ourselves on the language and culture here. When I inquired about how to ask a mother the name of her newborn I was informed that babies are not named here until after 2 weeks of age and never while they are still in the hospital. This is a practical tradition based on the harsh reality here that it is very common to lose babies prior to this age. We were also told not to be overly complimentary of any babies because the people here feel this may draw the attention of evil spirits.
Back at the house no one has cause to complain. We are in NO danger of starvation-quite the opposite in fact. Lunch is supposed to be the big meal of the day here but we are all usually just as stuffed after breakfast and dinner! Our cooks are pretty amazing and we have been treated with french toast, pot roast and mashed potatoes, pork chops with gravy, and hearty vegetable soup-and this is just day 2 and a half! My favorite is the fruit salad with a delicious mystery fruit we just discovered is passion fruit. If I can find this back home it will definately become a new staple. The only thing I could ask for is that the rooster sleep in just a liiiittle later than his 4:15 wake up time!
-Katy
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