So I've finally gotten myself situated both at the hospital in Riobamba and at home in Punin. I can use internet at the hospital, however it's holidays Monday through Wednesday next week, so no internet until Thursday. I should have plenty of media to post then though. Tomorrow I'm going out with my host family to plant crops on some land outside of Punin. I don't know what I'm going to do the rest of the time. Plenty of emotions and thoughts going on here, and considering I haven't really had a chance to talk to anybody here about it, I figure this blog's a pretty good place. So, cons and pros:
CONS
-Somehow flies keep getting in my room, and the kitchen, and the buses, and the hospital cafeteria
-The bathroom is a latrine outside, and the door doesn't shut its always slightly ajar
-I think I'm going to ask my family for more blankets not because I get cold at night but because my bed is so hard
-I'm getting hives from something, hopefully just the adjustment
-It's an hour long commute by two buses each way (as some of you may know I hate buses, and that's no different here)
PROS
-If I ask my family for more blankets, they will give me more blankets
-If I ask my family for anything, they will probably provide
-I have 5 siblings, 1 cousin, 2 parents, and they're all awesome to talk to
-I have a television in my room, which gets one channel clearly, but that happens to be the channel that my favorite TV novella/soap opera is on
-Punin is tranquil
I'm sure this list will expand as time goes on, especially by next Thursday. Talk to you all again then!
Sounds really nice. I can totally see you living there
ReplyDeleteAre you glad you'll be in a hospital again for work? I'd be interested to hear your compare/contrasts of ecuadors hospital and MN:) Did you bring enough benadryl for the hives? Maybe I should send you some...
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