Currently I'm writing this Saturday morning because I was too tired to write last night. I feel like I've learned so much in one week! It's both extremely exciting and overwhelming. I feel like I've cycled from excitement to extreme sadness at seeing the suffering of the people we treat at the clinic. Time has also gone extremely fast. The four weeks will be over before I know it.
I have one anecdote from Friday at the clinic. It was another slow-ish day but we learned a lot about pulmonary function from Dr. Velasco (a Chilean doctor that moved to Cusco with his family to work at the clinic) and Dr. Patricia (it was actually her last day so we were really sad to see her go). Before we left, we noticed that the nuns were not around. As we were walking out we heard this beautiful song coming from the top floor. The nuns were singing hymns! I could have stayed there all day to listen to them sing. It was so incredibly moving and beautiful. I know what you're thinking, "The Sound of Music" right :). I have to be honest, I have a small urge to ask one of them to sing me a verse from "Climb Every Mountain." Of course I won't...maybe.
Since it was our first Friday in Cusco, Marilyn, Erick, and I headed out to experience some of the nightlife. We ate some "chicharron" at a traditional chicharroneria and we tried the national drink for the first time, the pisco sour! We went to "the highest Irish pub in the world" aka Paddy's Pub. The environment was very relaxing and we talked for a while. It was a fun night after an intense week.
Before I sign off I wanted to let everyone know one of my best friends, Julia, is due to arrive any second at our apartment! She's also a medical student (at another school) and will be spending two weeks in another part of Cusco working at a hospital. Julia and I met at the NIH, and we've been pretty inseparable ever since. I love her like a sister and I'm so happy we get to have part of this experience together. We're headed to Machu Picchu next week! I'm so excited!!!
Saludos,
Annelys
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| Peruvian "chicharron" or how Cubans call it "masas de puerco." |
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| Marilyn being brave and trying the chicharron. |
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| A gator inside Paddy's Pub. The Gator Nation is everywhere! |
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| My first pisco sour! |
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| A toast to our first week in Peru! |
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