Perspective From Brett Fornell:
Our first week has been all about getting oriented to the town and to our shadowing experiences. Juana had been such a blessing to us and has been like a mom, tour guide, chef, and more. I can definitely understand Spanish better than I can speak and this week I have tried to learn more medical Spanish. It has been exhausting trying to comprehend and speak with the doctors and nurses. I have enjoyed the Latin American tradition of 'siestas' and think I could move here just to be able to take a siesta every day. I have spent time in the burn clinic and have fallen in love with the kids. The procedures are performed in a hot room and the dead skin is taken off while the kids are mildly sedated. I also saw a skin graft where skin was taken from the patients back and side to be used on his legs. On one of the days this week I made the journey to Clinica Americana Boliviana, another hospital, and was able to see a breast reduction. The plastic surgeon was very meticulous and made sure he was matching the size of each breast.
The food here has been excellent but my favorite meal has been when Juana made Stromboli and homemade juices. We are eating like kings and queens here. Lets just say iIt is a good thing we are walking everywhere.
Spanish-English Misinterpretation of the Week: In my Spanglish, I asked Juana If we could practice interviewing in Spanish with her and she thought I meant practice procedures such as breast reduction on her. It was quite humorous.
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