Today was our first day working in Axim Hospital. It reminded me of Kintampo…but there were big differences. The first is that no one speaks the language Twi…they speak about 3 other tribal languages that I’m not sure I have the energy to learn. I did however get a Ghanaian name – Yaaba – it means Thursday born...it’s custom here in Ghana for your name to represent the day of the week you were born on. Was June 27th, 1985 a Thursday? I’m not sure, but I needed to just pick a day of the week, and I like Thursdays. I know you are thinking I should google it…but the internet is so slow that just getting this post up today was difficult. So for now, I am Thursday born.
Dr. O, our new attending, is very different than Dr. Damian. He’s just as charming and sweet and has the same sincere desire to make this experience the best it can be! But even though he’s 10 years older than me, he has so much more energy! He had us running around the hospital…and then Axim…and then through the far reaches of Axim. All to show us the coast and his own private ultrasound centers and other projects. I’m not sure I can keep up!
So this post will be short as I recover and listen to calming sounds of the sea. I wonder what Baby Ray is up to…
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