Me encanta Oaxaca :-D

So sorry I haven't updated this more...it's been a busy week-and a great one! The people couldn't be nicer, of
course there are 'bad' people everywhere I just feel
like the people here in general are so loving, caring, & giving! Three
of us (incl me) have been at the pediatric hospital this week and tomorrow is our last day-it's flown by, I can't believe it! I
have been in the NICU (here its called UCEN) and they have a lot of the same technology equipment that we have. They have some IV pumps like CHOA and some like the ones we use to practice with at school. They have incubators that have a screen that constanly reads the temp and humidity inside it and alerts us if it is higher/lower than the limits. The same
monitors we have (HR, BP, MAP, RR, Pulse Ox, etc), CPAPs, vents,... Some of the babies can feed by mouth and others
by oral tubes (I don't think I saw any NGs). Spina bifoda, hydrocephaly, meconium aspiration, PAC, but the majority prematurity and complications of that (26 & 30 weeks). Twins and singles.... I learned from my RN today that many women give birth at home
with parteras and only come to the hospital if there's a problem.
My 2 friends that are in the ER have some good stories too but...I'll wait and they can post on fb! For our last 1-2 hours today we went to the cancer and surgery units and talked and played with the kids-with finger puppets (marionetas), paper and crayones (para dibujar), & stickers :). It was so great to see them smile and have fun! There's was one lady though that I can't get off my mind...right before we left she came & sat down in the cancer unit crying very hard and (thanks Jenny!!!) I asked her what was wrong-her grandaughter was only 3 yrs
old had some type of test and the results weren't good...she was so sad and scared. I told her we were so sorry and asked if we could
pray for them...I hate seeing people so upset...
The university here went on strikes (one of the professors unions) so everything is cancelled for the university...which means we can't have our Span class on univ grounds anymore...entonces, we have had our class at a coffee shop the last 2 days and also
tomorrow. I think we all like better anyway-not only is it outside and cooler than the building, but the univ here has bought us coffees the last 2 days :) Our Spanish is improving--we talk I'm Spanglish a lot
of the time now-which just makes us sound dumb, but it's really a good
sign haha :)
Tomorrow we go to the gallgetza (sp?)- the folkloric ballet and dinner,
so that should be a lot of fun! We all bought 'oaxacan' outfits to wear to it :)

There's so much more I have to see but it's late and I have to wake up at 6 every morning this week...we will be in surgery tomorrow at the peda hosp!!!
Oh, it stared storming/raining tonight and there's a chance of it every single day until we leave, so please pray that it doesn't so our 'excursions' don't get cancelled or changed this weekend and at the end of next week!!!!

Buenas noches y que renga un buen día :)