Day 4 + 5 + 6

Blog Friday June 28

Since Wednesday, we have been working according to our schedule. A typical day constitutes of helping out (each in different department) from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with a lunch break from 1h00 to 2h30. In reality, we often finish earlier than one and we have a lot of time to socialize with the patients. Some were more reserved in the beginning but they are getting used to our presence with time, others come to us by themselves and are really interested in our lives. A lot of the guys (patients) flirt with us and one even declared his love to Laura (this beautiful white girl was traumatized and she probably still is, haha). She got so scared that she decided to tell him she had a boyfriend in Canada. I'll let you know if she tells him her pre-made sentence! 

Sometimes, we have to accompany patients to hospitals or rehabilitation centers in different cities because some services are not available in the Hogar itself. In my opinion, this is the scariest of all the jobs we can be asked to do because we are usually alone with the patient and we need to be the leaders although we know almost nothing about the country and the way it works. However, the employees at the Hogar are extremely nice and they make sure to give us written instructions as to where we have to go and what we have to do. Also, some of the patients are conscious and can help us, which makes it much easier. Other tasks are helping out in the kitchen, on the wards (nursing duty), in the pediatrics wing, in the administration, the pharmacy or in the doctor's office. Little by little, we are getting more used to the routine, to the patients and we are getting to know our German roommates, who are actually really nice. While I am writing this blog, the rest of the team is watching Monster's University in Spanish. They are soo cute sitting on the same bed side-by-side all concentrated on the computer screen. I wish you could see them! Actually, you can! Our weekend will be special so come back to see what happens!

Watching a movie!

With Julio, a pediatrics patient!