2067

It is so confusing. The title is the year here. I thought it was all supposed to be over 21 December 2012?? Tricks in my head. Lots of tricks in my brain. It seems like most people in the emergency department still think I am a doctor...haha...I keep telling them I am not and never will be. I get asked to do a lot of things. Luckily the emergency department does not play the ice cream game because if they did, I would be buying a lot of ice cream. The only person who plays the ice cream game over here is me, so I bought myself some. Luckily I have morals. Thank you parents, education, mentors, life-experience, work, and maturity. If I wasn't such a moral person, I could be doing a lot of medical procedures I am not trained to do. I know people without morals...someone who cheated, people who lie, thieves, people who hate, manipulators (especially Lexus)...and these people get nowhere in life. I am not going above my scope of practice here, I think I could without any trouble, but this is not an experiment. I am morally obligated to assist in the emergency department according to my scope of practice. There are just different tools and ways to this here. These differences in the health care system are the reason I owe ice cream, not because of me bending my morals. Below is a picture of the trauma room. Don't freak out, it is all good!

The time I spend in the afternoon at the emergency department places me with two shifts. They change shifts about two hours after I show up. This is cool. We are all kind of getting to know each other and I end up getting to have tea with both shifts. I wish america would chill out and have a tea break. Maybe I should try this on 3s. I am really trying to not count down the days until I leave, but the reality is, it is fast approaching. There is a lot to do still. Damn. I keep pushing on. I am trying to get all of my AHA stuff together because there are a lot of interested people in the E.D. who want to see some new cardiac information. Why do I have something in my brain that keeps me active? Maybe now that I am back to the world of communication I will find out why.

Above is the HSYWE where I am teaching. It is a nice place and the people are very hospitable. Today they took me to Boudhanath. It was a great short trek...it did not seem like the typical tourist route. I have always enjoyed staying on a more local path when I am in a new place...like agw, cc, me walking to some cool food joint in NOLA. This place is pretty holy to these people and to all Buddhists. For me, it ranks high on the list for most impressive things seen in life.

Oh, speaking of teaching. Today was just another day at the office. I show up, play charades, and the students get their recommended dose of laughter for the day. I think they have devised a plan for translating my poor art and poor acting of an english word to their native language. I guess this is working, but I am not sure if the translation is accurate. What else can I do? They are at least interested in the class and seem to be learning something. I am trying to remain optimistic and think that I am being helpful in someway. I am also pretty sure that if my career choice was that of a teacher, I would have been quickly fired.

Back to the grind tomorrow. It is 2067, life is crazy beautiful. It is an afternoon break from the hospital and most of us from the house are heading to Orchid Garden to do a Christmas party for these things...

Happy Holidays creepers. Everyday is a holiday here...