Every day we get a little bit more homesick. It’s odd to me because I’ve been away from home for longer than this and I understand why we are doing it, but just listening to the people speak on the streets makes me wish I could go back to Spain for the next 5 weeks. I miss it a lot, almost as much as I miss home.
Today was kind of interesting. I learned a new thing or two. I learned how to do an ultrasound, how to find the head etc, and how to take measurements. I was even allowed to do it by myself. Probably one of the more interesting things I have gotten to do was draw blood. They just had me watch once and were like “ok your turn.” Well, I guess that’s enough learning to suck the blood out of some woman’s arm? Apparently so because I managed to do it better than some of the techs there. They really aren’t very savvy. One woman took the needle out before taking off the tourniquet. The poor patient was bleeding all over. Anyway being here is basically like reverting back to the 70’s, not that I was there, but its what I would imagine the 70s to be like. The cars are all from that era, the rolling stones stickers on the walls of buildings. Even the way they draw blood is almost prehistoric, as far as drawing blood goes. The needle is attached to a plastic end, this little plastic end does not get attached to a tube, the tube has to be held so that the blood falls out of the needle and into it, using the same hand you pierce the patient with. The way they then mount the blood on slides for the microscope and determine the blood type seems so old-fashioned as well. I’m convinced after only half a day in the lab that everything must be contaminated. I wish there was a way to teach them to keep the areas sterile but I know the effort would be futile. It was interesting none-the-less and it will be interesting to see how much more I will be allowed to do in the next few weeks.
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