Day 96 Dalaguete, Cebu

I worked the noc shift again today and it was another quiet night. No patients came into the ER and the Ward only had  a few patients so there wasn't too much going on. I helped out with vitals and did more catching up on my blog. I'll leave you with pictures of some of my extended family here who have been super awesome at showing me around giving me a more authentic view of the Philippines!

Day 95 Dalaguete, Cebu #DPC ECG Assist

I worked the noc shift today and it was a super quiet night. We had one patient that came in with chest pain and difficulty breathing so we hooked them up to the ECG and let the doctor interpret the results. Nothing showed up on the ECG so we kept them overnight for observation. Other than that it was a quiet nights so   I just sat outside the ER entrance with the doctor, the ER nurse, and the night guard. One of the things I really love about this place is how close knit the whole hospital is. I'm gonna really miss this place when I go.

Fatima, the nurse on duty with me at the ER.

Day 94 Dalaguete, Cebu

I spent the day catching up on this blog. Since the internet here goes out frequently, I've had to write out all my entries in word and upload them here when there's good connectivity. On my off days I spend most of my time at the hospital because they have internet here and all the friends of made are usually at or close to the hospital.

Anyway, not much going on today so I'll leave you with some extra pictures from my trip.

At the ER with Larzy and Zyra (left to right). 

A hut in the mountains.

The only way to travel to certain mountainous regions, just be sure to hold on.

In Dumagete where we were stranded for Chirstmas.

At the nurses station with me, Fatima, and Zyra (left to right).

Day 93 Sibonga, Cebu

I've become pretty good friends with Fatima, one of the nurses here, so today she invited me to her little brother's birthday. Her parents own rice fields in Sibonga so I got to see some of the agricultural parts of Cebu as well as a few historic parts of the town.

After Sibonga, I headed over to Cebu City to see my Dad off to the Airport. We walked around the mall a little bit and saw this guy performing there:

I'm not really quite sure who David Pomeranz is, but my Dad told me he was a fairly successful musician in the US.

Day 92 Dalaguete, Cebu

We left Boracay today and headed back to Dalaguete. We took the scenic route back taking a 2.5 hour bus ride that went around the island. Today was also my official last day of duty, however, since I extended my trip until February 20, the nursing staff said I could keep coming in and helping out until the day I leave. Here's some pictures of the ride back!

Day 91 Boracay, Philippines

Today is our last night in Boracay (we'll be leaving tomorrow). We topped off our visit by going para-sailing and taking a night walk along the beach!

Day 90 Boracay, Philippines

Today was our second day in Boracay and we went helmet diving and snorkeling!
Here's a video of the helmet dive!

And here's some snorkeling pictures and us just chilling on the beach.

We also got to see a bit of the night life. 

I thought this one was pretty funny. Boracay Obama Grill. 

This design was carved and painted on a living coconut tree.