As I write this, I have had the second most annoying international transportation experience of my 24 year old life. I would love to go into depth about everything that happened during my last week, but I will just summarize to the best of my ability:
*My last week I split between emergency and ob/gyn. Emergency was at Eugenio Espejo Hospital, a public hospital that serves mostly the poor. The best thing about this is was the fact that it was fast paced, hectic and I actually got to DO something meaningful! I learned how to draw blood, give shots, transport patients, triage and take a medical history (the Ecuadorian way). I loved it!!! In OB/GYN, I saw a ton of PAP smears and pregnancy check ups. After all of my shadowing experiences, I'm 100% sure that I do not want to be a pediatrician. I still would like to do women's health, but I think I would have to specialize in something. Probably high risk pregnancies or even reproductive endocrinology (fertility specialist). If I don't do OB/GYN, I would love to be an ER doctor. I love how you have to know a little bit of everything.
*I went to the actual Equator! Apparently there is a fake one Mitad del Mundo and a real one Inti-Nan. I went to both. I wish I had skipped the fake one (discovered by the French and Americans) and just went to the real one (confirmed by GPS). I got a certificate for balancing an egg on a nail. :)
*CHIBA BUS!!! Thursday night, the school hired a Chiba bus (party bus) for all of the CFHI kids as a final goodbye party. We drove all around Quito, blasting music and dancing. It was a ton of fun! We had a dance competition for the King and the Queen of the Chiba Bus, and I almost won!!! My friend Hannah won a little trophy instead of me. I was proud of her. :) We also got to see a beautiful bride and her new husband take their wedding pictures in the middle of Old Town. I'm sure a bunch of loud and crazy tourists made their night. We got dropped off in the Mariscal and when everyone else went to Plaza Fauche, I dipped off to meet up with my Spanish teacher and his friend to see a free play and a Michael Jackson tribute near my house. Since it was canceled, we ended up driving to go get some food and then I met up with the CFHI kids again. I didn't get home until almost 1 am!! We partied from 7pm to 1am!!! That's a long time...
*My last day in Ecuador I spent at Teleferiqo and the Oswaldo Guayasamin Museum. Teleferiqo is where to take a cable car up to the top of a mountain and you can see all of Quito. There are little shops, cafes and there is even a hike that takes you further up in the mountains. The air is SO thin up there; you take a few steps and your are ready to faint. It is extremely beautiful. The Guayasamin Museum speaks for itself. If you don't know who this artist is, PLEASE check him out. He has a lot of work about human rights and improving the world. His work is moving and important for everyone to see. Go to http://www.guayasamin.com/pages_ing/index.html
Overall, I'm a little bit sad that I am leaving Ecuador. I haven't been able to properly capture my experience in words, or even pictures. I am SO glad that I went. It makes me want to travel more. As soon as I can, I will upload pictures on Picassa and Facebook. Thank you so much for following my journey!!!
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