Earthquake! There was an earthquake
during my lunch break today! It's the first time I've ever
experienced one. Back in Oregon, there have been a few earthquakes,
but I've always been asleep and didn't even realize anything had
happened. This time I was sitting at a restaurant eating and I
thought I felt the room shake. It wasn't too bad and only lasted a
few seconds.
I only worked a half day today since
I'm going back to Cebu City for the rest of the week. It's my grandpa
and grandma's 60th wedding anniversary tomorrow, so I
requested the rest of the week off so I can attend and visit other
family members in the city.
Today was rotation day for the doctors.
The IM doctor was replaced by a pediatrician and I got to see her
perform an IV insertion on a baby that was less than a week old! It's
one of the most skilled IV insertions I've ever seen. Birthing
practices here are very holistic. The hospital is pro breastfeeding
and there are rules against any soliciting of baby formula within the
hospital. Baby formula companies cannot fund anything at the hospital
because they want to keep the birthing practices away from money. I
can't remember the term they use here, but after the baby is born,
the mother holds child until the baby breastfeeds for the first time.
The rest of the day was quite slow
because of the rain. Rain here in Dalaguete is similar to flash
flooding except the people here are prepared for it. All the houses
have cement built ditches that empty out away from homes and
businesses. When it rains like it did today, everything basically
stops. Literally, everything stops. If you're outside, and too far to
get home, you just go to the nearest cover and wait. It'll rain for
hours at a time with small breaks, which gives people time to get
home, but the hospital is empty for most of the day because people
just stay indoors.
Anyway, I made it to Cebu City and
experienced some of the night life here with my cousin.
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