Walk through rice field |
Recently I was feeling exhausted and realized I had just
completed 3 on calls in 6 days. My day
off I went with some other foreigners to the next town over for an outing. We spent the morning sightseeing and shopping,
ate lunch at a restaurant, and then came back to the compound in the
afternoon. I had a very nice nap that
afternoon. Now I think I am finally
caught up on sleep from that busy week, although each on call brings a new
adventure and little sleep. I attempt to
spend the day after the on call catching up on sleep but often end up working
part of the day since it is so busy.
broken glass mosque |
I have been living in the guesthouse for the 2 months I’ve
been here and am preparing to move into one of the apartments (actually I’m
going to stay in the room of the surgeon who is leaving). That will be a nice new adventure and I’m
looking forward to having more of a living area. The anesthesiologist also lives in that
apartment so it will be fun having a roommate, although she goes back to the UK
in December. The OB/GYN consultant that
heads up the department here also left for Switzerland last week. Even though
I’ve only been here a short time, I’ve built relationships with these people
and it’s hard to see them go. These home
assignments are much needed for the long-term missionaries though, so I’m also
happy for them. Luckily, there are still
many awesome people here for me to spend time with and get to know. The last two weeks we have had movie night at
someone’s house, so that’s been fun to get together, eat popcorn and bond with
others.
It’s finally starting to cool off here. The last 2 days I did not use my air
conditioning. It gets to the mid-high
80’s daily but goes down to below 70 at night.
Humidity is still high, but it feels much better. Maybe it will feel like fall soon.
from my boating adventure |
Prayer requests:
to find rest during my times not at work
for wisdom in how to handle complicated patients (especially
without a surgical backup)
travel for me and my sister next month
continued health (I have a little sore throat the last few
days)
Thank you all for taking time to read my updates J
Angela