Scary Hospital

Bula! The last two weeks have been an adventure as usual. I finally was able to upload pictures as you can see below. Many other events weren't captured by photos so I wanted to talk about them here. Wednesday night I was hanging out with some of the girls with our country director, Arturo. We were laughing our heads off reminiscing about first impressions when someone told us that Stephanie was in a lot of pain. We rushed to her room and found Stephanie in bed crying, clenching her stomach. Me, Arturo, and Molly rushed her to the hospital. Holy cow. Can I just tell you that after being in that hospital from 11 pm to 3 am I have never felt more grateful for the medical care we have. This place seriously looked like it was straight out of a 1940s horror film. There was only one doctor on duty so we waited for a good hour as Stephanie experienced increasing pain in her stomach. When we finally were in a hospital bed (with sheets that had blood stains on them) the doctor gave her a dose of pain medication that made the pain worse. It was seriously so frustrating having a doctor that honestly seemed like he didn't know what he was doing. I laid in the bed with Stephanie till she felt like she could go home. They think she has an infection in her stomach but they really weren't sure. Thankfully Steph has felt much better since and is going home tomorrow. Stephanie was so brave, I am not sure how I would have done in her situation.

Other than that little event life here is so good. I leave in 3 weeks from today which is exciting but really sad. The first wave of girls leave this coming week so our numbers are beginning to dwindle. As they get ready to leave it makes me think about how I will feel when my time comes. I think if I am able to use these next weeks wisely then I will be ready to come home, but I will certainly miss this place so much. I miss all of you and I am excited to see you whether it is in California or back at school. I know I have talked about this before but being in Fiji has increased my gratitude for my friends and family I have. I am especially grateful for my education and I am so excited to be going back to school. Vinaka for reading, enjoy the pictures! xoxo