Well, the title of this post says it all. Today was the first day shadowing at the hospital, and it was breathtaking. But before I go into the details, let me start at the beginning. We woke up early (around 6:30) and took the bus to Hospital Universitario Río Hortega. The hospital is not built …
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Sunday Funday
I know I’m a day behind, but don’t worry, I’ll fill you in. Yesterday morning we all woke up around 8:30 to eat breakfast at 9:00. Then we went out on a great tour of Valladolid. The first place we visited is Plaza de San Pablo, the plaza located right next to our dorms. La …
Meeting the Other Fellows At Last
Hello everyone! As I gradually get used to the time-change, I can feel my Spanish comprehension slowly getting better as well. This morning, I woke up and at breakfast at my hotel, then checked out and got a taxi to the university housing that I will be staying at during the Fellowship. Carla, the site …
Gotta get down on Viernes.
I can tell the jetlag has hit me – I woke up at noon to the hustle and bustle of the city around me. I decided to make a plan to go explore the city. I would download a map and then follow it to the hospital that I would be shadowing at, paying attention …
Estoy en España!
Welcome to my second blog post! Right now I am showered and cozy, snuggled into my hotel bed with my laptop. But it has definitely been a crazy travel day! The flight to Madrid was 11 whole hours and the seats weren’t very comfortable, but I sat next to a nice lady named Bethany. Bethany …
Navigating My Way Through the LAX Airport
Traveling is hard, especially when you’re completely alone. Yet, I’ve managed so far! I said a tearful goodbye to Stevo at the Bag Check and then headed down to the Currency Exchange to get some Euros. The line through security at the Denver Airport was pretty short (thank goodness!) but there was no dogs which …
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