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| Savannah has a day to explore the beach before beginning her internship at Maitland Cottage Hospital. |
What an amazing two weeks it has
already been. Orientation came to an end today and I will be starting my
internship tomorrow at Maitland Cottage Home. We toured the
site yesterday and my heart instantly dropped. We were brought through
the girls wing and the boys wing of the hospital. The dorm style rooms
were lined with about ten beds on each side, all filled with patients
recovering from all kinds of orthopedic surgeries. We were told that some
kids stay there for months at a time, most without visits from their families.
I can already tell that my time at Maitland Cottage will be a major
learning experience for me.
Before touring our internships, we
visited several museums and tourist sites this week. We went to RobbenIsland, Muizenberg Beach, and Cape Point just to name a few. We also went
to a handful of different restaurants last week where I tried ostrich and had
African food for the first time.
Now that I am settling in and
finally unpacked (as of this afternoon), I am eager to see what the rest of the
semester will bring. I am looking forward to lots of new experiences,
good laughs, and making new relationships along the way.
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