Waramutse!
August 20, 4:00 pm Mwiriwe. Good evening. There are so many sounds to wake up to in Rwanda. I just woke up from an afternoon nap and I have begun to pay attention to the sounds outside my door.…
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Nucleo and New Heights (Week 5, Part 2)
Tuesday, August 7th Well, I did not have time to post about the surprise party last night, but it went very well. Pictures to come! I continued at Sinamune today and then went to Nucleo. Some of the same people…
Update: I’m doing just fine!
Friends and family! I am alive and well!! I have officially been in Chiang Mai for 13 days, and it has been a complete rollercoaster of emotions. The first two days of my transition were incredibly difficult. I arrived to…
Buddha Buddha Buddha Buddha rockin’ everywhere
This week I finished my rotation on the CCU and I have started my new week rotation on Nephrology. From the last time I have blogged a lot has happened. We had a patient who went to the Cath Lab…
Week Twelve and Thirteen | हप्ता बाह्र र तेरह
Week twelve marked the normalizing of a refreshing new routine of waking up at 5:30 or 6:00am, making a few cups of coffee (purchased from Himalayan Grace Coffee, where I used to spend my time) on the stove, reading a…
elephant rides, magic buses, ear infections, and momos
(WARNING LONG POST AHEAD…if you want to skip the medical gibberish, read the first two paragraphs and the last one :)) also not sure how to move the pictures, so they are at he beginning (I am a newbie at…
The Ultimate Differentiation Challenge (Week 5, Part 1)
Monday, August 6th After today’s 15-hour non-stop day, I almost felt like I was back in music school! I started at Sinamune; Cosette’s and my new schedule had us staying until 10 am, after which we would go to Spanish…
Week 4, La Más Mejor! (Part 3)
Friday, August 3rd Today was a nice relaxing day. We went to Sinamune and did finger painting and play-doh (yes it was as messy as you’re imagining). We had a nice lunch of choclo and some great conversation with the…
Week 4, La Más Mejor! (Part 2)
Wednesday, August 1st Today we went to Sinamune and found out the plan. Essentially, we will still go to Sinamune in the mornings from 8:30-12:00 because there will be a summer program for students of the school who wish to…
Week 4, La Más Mejor! (Part 1)
Monday, July 30th Today was a great day! It started out at Sinamune rehearsing with the orchestra. After that, they told me I would do music therapy sessions one-on-one. As a reminder, our program coordinator Diana had a meeting today…