Hello Hello!!!!
I'm sitting in an Internet cafe today! No A/C...but there's bangin' bollywood music!! It's our last day in Coimbatore, so we thought we would explore a little before we have to pack. Now we're onto part two of our adventure!
Update: nausea and vomiting have subsided. The "loose stools"...well, that's another story! ;) Let's just say I'm having less "uh oh" moments each day. phew!
Last night, Natalie and I rode on our first MOTORCYCLE/MOPED in the city! It was AMAZINGGGG! Two nursing instructors picked us up, and told us to hop on! (We were eating dinner at their house that night) Crazy experience! Buses and trucks were everywhere, and it was starting to drizzle. Colorful lights from the huge Indian national conference were lit up, and my hair was flying around like crazy! I wore this awesome amethyst churidar ( long shirt, ali-baba pants, and a matching scarf) with amazing beadwork Their outfits are amazing here. I can't believe how sloppy I feel when I wear "American" clothing now. Needless to say, I took a million photos and videos last night!
Wednesday classes were cancelled!!!!! It was the start of the Indian national conference (RIGHT next door to the PSG campus). There was a HUGE parade that evening. It felt like the rose parade...except everyone was waving to their favorite gods, instead of the rose court. I've never seen so many people in my LIFE. To get a better view, a few of us tried getting onto the school's bridge...only to be screamed at by a craaaazy rent-a-millitary-cop. I defnintely have that on film. After standing there pretending not to understand what was going on, another cop waved us up the steps....totally undermining Mr. Power trip. Epic. I guess that's where the press and all of the trustees were sitting, because everyone was really nicely dressed. What can I say...we're rockstars . ;). The press even harassed us several times for photos. FUN!!! (but no, we didn't make the cover of Tamil Nadu Times).
Today we went to some crazy yoga center. No we did not do yoga. Yes it was weird. It's interesting to see how hardcore "foreigners" are about meditation. There were several Caucasian women there...shaved heads and all. Sold. Out. Convinced that THEY can achieve and attain inner peace. I mean, everyone there was striving for the same thing....but the sineid o'connors just stood out to me. Refer to Micaleen's blog (micaleen.blogspot.com) for a more detailed description of the place. I have to start packing for tomorrow!!!!!!!!
Vanakkam!!!! (goodbye!)
Friday, June 25, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Vanakkam!!! (Hello)
WOW, it's been a while....
SO much has been happening the past week! I can't believe that our time is almost up in Southern India! Let's see how much I can re-cap.....
Last week we had a cultural exchange...we were told the night before that we needed to fill up 30 minutes with song, dance, and drama...and that we will be performing in front of 300 nursing students. CA-razy! It's very challenging having 10 Type-A personalities compete for what idea is "best" for the group. I'm not really looking forward to what the next two weeks will look like (I'm prayin' for a fatty miracle that we all get along). Needless to say, we performed a few skits, and did some line dancing...cuz that what us 'mericans do for fun. ;) I'm glad we performed first, because they KICKED OUR BUTTS!!! MAN are they amazing dancers!!!!! The girls are so beautiful and graceful here!
After the exchange, we were invited to their hostel (aka dorm rooms). SO MUCH FUN. Becca and I paired up and went to each-and-every-single-room. Man...I thought SDSU's dorms looked like prisons. Yeesh. It got pretty awkward after room 20 or so. "My name is kathryn, what's your name?", "Do you like studying nursing?" "What do you like to do for fun?" My mouth hurt from smiling...and my brain was pretty toasted scrambling for new questions to ask. But it was totally worth it!!!
One girl drug me to her room and dressed me in her sari. It was BRIGHT orange (not really my "power color"....but it was still gorgeous). It was SO much fun! I wish I wore something besides a white SPORTS BRA and tennis shoes....I was looking guuuuuuuuud. ;)
If you ever want to feel like a rock star, travel to a 3rd world country. These girls were SOOOO interested in every detail in my life....especially why I DON'T have a boyfriend. (no boyfriend ='s 4.0 GPA).
The next day we went to this crazy yoga center in the middle of nowhere. The yogi was adamant about strictly eating fruits, having 2 enemas a day, sun bathing in a shallow tub of water, and practicing yoga daily. He claimed that diarrhea was a good thing, and that you shouldn't fret when you have it....hmmmm
This past weekend we went on a WONDERFUL respite trip to Ooti! Ooti is up in the mountains in Tamil Nadu.....lovely cool weather, no mosquitoes, and MONKEYS!!!! We stayed at this cute little bungalow resort. It seemed hella sketchy from the outside, but the inside is sooo nice. It was extremely tranquil there compared to the city. Very much needed. When I woke up, deer were EVERYWHERE. Coolest thing ever!!
We went to a wildlife sanctuary and saw ELEPHANTS! Unfortunately, my camera died. Everyone else took a bazillion photos, and we already agreed that we would share our pictures on photobucket, so I just sat back, relaxed, and really soaked up the views of the jungle. Pretty awesome!! I could easily live in Ooti. I just hated the 37 consecutive hairpin turns it took go get down the mountain! My stomach was telling he didn't like it either....
On our way home, driving down the rainy, blind-curve'd mountain, we came across a man laying in the road. Rocks were all around him, and he was motionless. Someone screamed for the bus to stop...but the driver kept doing. My stomach sank. The PSG dean was with us, and she didn't allow him to pull over. EVERYONE was freaking out. Cars were going up the mountain, and there was NO way someone could swerve out of the way in time. I thought I was going to throw up.
The dean explained that India's policy is that you're guilty until proven innocent- and that we would have been stuck at the police station for weeks trying to prove our innocence. NOW I feel like I'm in India. Crapola. That was a HUGE eye opener for us. We HAVE to stick together, because if something goes down...nobody will help us out.
We got home that evening and I felt horrible. Body aches, MAJOR chills, fever- the works. I went to bed, and woke up several times running to the bathroom. Let's just say it was coming out of both ends..and yes, I made it in time. Not very pleasant.
My professor came in the morning to check on me, and suggested that I go to the ER. Another girl in the group had the same symptoms as well...GO US!
Indian ER's are SOOOO different than the US. We drove in on the PSG school bus, and we just waltzed into the examination/triage rooms. All of the nursing instructors from PSG were there. It was so nice to see familiar faces. They basically treated my symptoms: anti-emetics (vomiting), Cipro (antibiotics), tylenol (fever), normal saline (hydration), pain meds...I think it cost me less than $35. Pretty sweet! They're guessing we had food poisoning. Pretty weird, because Natalie (the other sickly girl) is SUPER picky about what she eats....and I eat just about everything offered (within reason). Two ends of the spectrum. Bizarre that nobody else was affected. HOPEFULLY I won't experience that EVER again here.I am SO SO SO thankful that April was there to take care of us. She handled EVERYTHING. Running to the pharmacy, running to billing, taking to the nurses..etc etc. I owe her One MILLION back rubs!!!!
I slept SOOO much the past day and a half. I'm still feeling pretty haggard. I'm sticking to toast, water, and bananas. I'm sad to say that curry churns my stomach now....maybe in a week or so I'll be back to my Indian-food-junkie-self!!
Welp, that's about it for now! I can't wait to come home and upload pictures on here!!!!
If you have any questions, be sure to ask me!!!!! What would you like me to write about?
:)
Cheers!
SO much has been happening the past week! I can't believe that our time is almost up in Southern India! Let's see how much I can re-cap.....
Last week we had a cultural exchange...we were told the night before that we needed to fill up 30 minutes with song, dance, and drama...and that we will be performing in front of 300 nursing students. CA-razy! It's very challenging having 10 Type-A personalities compete for what idea is "best" for the group. I'm not really looking forward to what the next two weeks will look like (I'm prayin' for a fatty miracle that we all get along). Needless to say, we performed a few skits, and did some line dancing...cuz that what us 'mericans do for fun. ;) I'm glad we performed first, because they KICKED OUR BUTTS!!! MAN are they amazing dancers!!!!! The girls are so beautiful and graceful here!
After the exchange, we were invited to their hostel (aka dorm rooms). SO MUCH FUN. Becca and I paired up and went to each-and-every-single-room. Man...I thought SDSU's dorms looked like prisons. Yeesh. It got pretty awkward after room 20 or so. "My name is kathryn, what's your name?", "Do you like studying nursing?" "What do you like to do for fun?" My mouth hurt from smiling...and my brain was pretty toasted scrambling for new questions to ask. But it was totally worth it!!!
One girl drug me to her room and dressed me in her sari. It was BRIGHT orange (not really my "power color"....but it was still gorgeous). It was SO much fun! I wish I wore something besides a white SPORTS BRA and tennis shoes....I was looking guuuuuuuuud. ;)
If you ever want to feel like a rock star, travel to a 3rd world country. These girls were SOOOO interested in every detail in my life....especially why I DON'T have a boyfriend. (no boyfriend ='s 4.0 GPA).
The next day we went to this crazy yoga center in the middle of nowhere. The yogi was adamant about strictly eating fruits, having 2 enemas a day, sun bathing in a shallow tub of water, and practicing yoga daily. He claimed that diarrhea was a good thing, and that you shouldn't fret when you have it....hmmmm
This past weekend we went on a WONDERFUL respite trip to Ooti! Ooti is up in the mountains in Tamil Nadu.....lovely cool weather, no mosquitoes, and MONKEYS!!!! We stayed at this cute little bungalow resort. It seemed hella sketchy from the outside, but the inside is sooo nice. It was extremely tranquil there compared to the city. Very much needed. When I woke up, deer were EVERYWHERE. Coolest thing ever!!
We went to a wildlife sanctuary and saw ELEPHANTS! Unfortunately, my camera died. Everyone else took a bazillion photos, and we already agreed that we would share our pictures on photobucket, so I just sat back, relaxed, and really soaked up the views of the jungle. Pretty awesome!! I could easily live in Ooti. I just hated the 37 consecutive hairpin turns it took go get down the mountain! My stomach was telling he didn't like it either....
On our way home, driving down the rainy, blind-curve'd mountain, we came across a man laying in the road. Rocks were all around him, and he was motionless. Someone screamed for the bus to stop...but the driver kept doing. My stomach sank. The PSG dean was with us, and she didn't allow him to pull over. EVERYONE was freaking out. Cars were going up the mountain, and there was NO way someone could swerve out of the way in time. I thought I was going to throw up.
The dean explained that India's policy is that you're guilty until proven innocent- and that we would have been stuck at the police station for weeks trying to prove our innocence. NOW I feel like I'm in India. Crapola. That was a HUGE eye opener for us. We HAVE to stick together, because if something goes down...nobody will help us out.
We got home that evening and I felt horrible. Body aches, MAJOR chills, fever- the works. I went to bed, and woke up several times running to the bathroom. Let's just say it was coming out of both ends..and yes, I made it in time. Not very pleasant.
My professor came in the morning to check on me, and suggested that I go to the ER. Another girl in the group had the same symptoms as well...GO US!
Indian ER's are SOOOO different than the US. We drove in on the PSG school bus, and we just waltzed into the examination/triage rooms. All of the nursing instructors from PSG were there. It was so nice to see familiar faces. They basically treated my symptoms: anti-emetics (vomiting), Cipro (antibiotics), tylenol (fever), normal saline (hydration), pain meds...I think it cost me less than $35. Pretty sweet! They're guessing we had food poisoning. Pretty weird, because Natalie (the other sickly girl) is SUPER picky about what she eats....and I eat just about everything offered (within reason). Two ends of the spectrum. Bizarre that nobody else was affected. HOPEFULLY I won't experience that EVER again here.I am SO SO SO thankful that April was there to take care of us. She handled EVERYTHING. Running to the pharmacy, running to billing, taking to the nurses..etc etc. I owe her One MILLION back rubs!!!!
I slept SOOO much the past day and a half. I'm still feeling pretty haggard. I'm sticking to toast, water, and bananas. I'm sad to say that curry churns my stomach now....maybe in a week or so I'll be back to my Indian-food-junkie-self!!
Welp, that's about it for now! I can't wait to come home and upload pictures on here!!!!
If you have any questions, be sure to ask me!!!!! What would you like me to write about?
:)
Cheers!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
I'm too tired to use spell check part 1
I'M IN INDIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
I'm sitting in the computer lab at the PSG campus. There's AIR CONDITIONING in the lab. Phew! It's veryyy humid here, and supposedly it's rather cool today compared to earlier this week (greeeeat). It's been raining, but it's breezy, so it's really neat!
My flights went AMAZING well! THANK GOD! No problems with tickets, lost luggage, or sickness, etc. Each airport that we went to, there was someone there who TOTALLY helped us out. The Mumbai airport was NOT AT ALL as bad as the blog was warning about.
My backpack already broke. WOO. The "male end" of the hip belt buckle somehow came off. So I'll have to do a lot of pre-planning for our long trip.
Everyone at the campus is extremely nice, and the food is pretty good. LOTS of rice, curry, egg, etc. They have water purifiers in our dorm room, so I've been using that. It tasted good. The only thing that's awful is the water bottle filter from Claire. I don't know if i need to keep flushing it out, but the taste is putrid. I saved two water bottles from the airlines--- so I can still steri pen the crap out of the water in the water bottle..(sans filter) and then transfer it over to the recycled bottles.
I couldn't really sleep on the plane. I sat next to a REALLLY cute Londoner on the SFO to LHR flight...so I didn't sleep too well. The babies that sat next to us DIDN'T MAKE A PEEP!!!!! At the SFO airport, I caught a few z's..but it's very noisy there. I decided not to sleep on the SFO-BOM flight in order to sync my sleeping pattern to coimbatore time.
The rooms are a descent size, and I was able to set up my tent easily. The bed is HARDDDDD, but I stole blankets from each of the flights, so i have some extra padding.
We just met the Ex-Prime minister if India. AH! We're having a special lunch/dinner with him as well. Good thing I brought a skirt with me. I DEFINITELY need to go shopping. We stand out like an INFECTED puss-filled thumb. The flight from BOM-CJB was FILLED with men. we were the last on the plane, because we didn't realize that they were boarding (the sign just said "security"...no other gate information. Thank GOD Michelle realized it was boarding when it did). Anyway, it was the LONGEST walk down the aisle I have ever done. EVERYONE was staring at us, and most likely, talking crap. It was definitely an experience!!!
The girls are really cool, and I'm SO glad that I'm getting to know them!!!
I think it's almost time for lunch! YAAY. I'm SOOOO glad that I brought snacks with me. I don't need them yet....but even just a bite of my melted/mostly consumed/forgot-i-put-it-in-
I'm sitting in the computer lab at the PSG campus. There's AIR CONDITIONING in the lab. Phew! It's veryyy humid here, and supposedly it's rather cool today compared to earlier this week (greeeeat). It's been raining, but it's breezy, so it's really neat!
My flights went AMAZING well! THANK GOD! No problems with tickets, lost luggage, or sickness, etc. Each airport that we went to, there was someone there who TOTALLY helped us out. The Mumbai airport was NOT AT ALL as bad as the blog was warning about.
My backpack already broke. WOO. The "male end" of the hip belt buckle somehow came off. So I'll have to do a lot of pre-planning for our long trip.
Everyone at the campus is extremely nice, and the food is pretty good. LOTS of rice, curry, egg, etc. They have water purifiers in our dorm room, so I've been using that. It tasted good. The only thing that's awful is the water bottle filter from Claire. I don't know if i need to keep flushing it out, but the taste is putrid. I saved two water bottles from the airlines--- so I can still steri pen the crap out of the water in the water bottle..(sans filter) and then transfer it over to the recycled bottles.
I couldn't really sleep on the plane. I sat next to a REALLLY cute Londoner on the SFO to LHR flight...so I didn't sleep too well. The babies that sat next to us DIDN'T MAKE A PEEP!!!!! At the SFO airport, I caught a few z's..but it's very noisy there. I decided not to sleep on the SFO-BOM flight in order to sync my sleeping pattern to coimbatore time.
The rooms are a descent size, and I was able to set up my tent easily. The bed is HARDDDDD, but I stole blankets from each of the flights, so i have some extra padding.
We just met the Ex-Prime minister if India. AH! We're having a special lunch/dinner with him as well. Good thing I brought a skirt with me. I DEFINITELY need to go shopping. We stand out like an INFECTED puss-filled thumb. The flight from BOM-CJB was FILLED with men. we were the last on the plane, because we didn't realize that they were boarding (the sign just said "security"...no other gate information. Thank GOD Michelle realized it was boarding when it did). Anyway, it was the LONGEST walk down the aisle I have ever done. EVERYONE was staring at us, and most likely, talking crap. It was definitely an experience!!!
The girls are really cool, and I'm SO glad that I'm getting to know them!!!
I think it's almost time for lunch! YAAY. I'm SOOOO glad that I brought snacks with me. I don't need them yet....but even just a bite of my melted/mostly consumed/forgot-i-put-it-in-
check out micaleen.blogspot.com she has a VERY up to date blog, due to the fact that she has an international cell phone, and can shoot her emails to her mommie! (luckyyyy!!!!!)
I'm too tired to use spell check part 2
[excerpt from an email to my family]
i'm pooped. had BAD gas/slight diarrhea (SORRRRRYYYYYYY too much information!) last night and had to stay home from a fancy dinner....which i didn't mind, because i just wanted to sleeeeeeep. i'm feeling 100% better now... so THAT's good.
I suck at shopping....i keep forgetting my calculator. I bought 2 nifty ultra indian dresses last night, and we went out shopping today and i bought 2 indian shirts (i feel like the gross girl of the group who wears the same outfit three days in a row...ugh). I thought more girls in the group were going to be "roughing it" with me. Apparently not.... Pretty much I blew through $60 without even realizing it. but yeah...i'm the Peppermint Patty of the group. http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/
We had orientation yesterday and today at the school and the hospital. LOTS of walking around....LOTS OF IT. I'm glad I bought new scrubs...much cooler. It is SO hard trying to understand what the nurses/instructors are saying. Today we broke up into smaller groups of 3-4, and the instructor oriented us to the ICU and pediatric department. She was speaking so fast....and everyone was zoning out after a while....so like it always seems to be....she talked to me the whole time. MY BRIAN HURTS SO MUCH!
Yesterday, we were able to see the anatomy lab...COOLEST THING EVER! It's like my coffee table book...but in person. Body parts sliced up and put on display. The next room over, we were able to see the bodies as well. There were two GIANT concrete vats of about 20 bodes each in embalming fluid. They sit there for 3-4 years before use. THEN there were smaller metal vats of straight body parts. Arms, Legs, Kidneys, brains, hands, hearts, the works! I MISS ANATOMY. Gina and I were the ONLY two who were all up in that business. Everyone just kind of watched from a distance.
The last leg of our tour was the forensics department. BRUTAL....weirdest pictures i have ever seen in my entire life. Bullet wounds from various distances, hangings, accidental deaths, a live display of all the blunt and sharp weapons used in the area, scalded people...suicide via dump truck. yuck. needless to say, that day required a LOT of mental processing.
We toured the hospital today, and I was very surprised what it was like. It wasn't clean, but people weren't laying on the floor with flies in their eyes, either. We got to see EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT...which got old fairly quickly. They have a lot of new/modern technology (CT scan, MRI)...and LOTS of old. The nurses wear saris or scrubs...AND sandals. Most of the hospital requires you to keep your shoes off. CRAZY. I don't know how you can stand on the MARBLE floors all day long like that. (RNs work8 hr shifts/6 days a week). Speaking of hurting feet...
today at 6 AM (!!!) we took our first dance lesson. most of it consisted of stamping our heels on the ground. ouch. mom would like it. but i'm sure her ankles would be HUGEEEEEEEEEEEE.
I've been taking a descent amount of pictures. Today we went shopping, and I was able to take more "scenic" photos. India is a crazyyy colorful place....but I like taking black and white photos the most. It captures something completely different.
The kids are ADORABLE here. We drive around in a yellow school bus. ALL the kids wave at us. SO cute.
The driving here is RIDICULOUS....mom would TOTALLY have a heart attack. I think it's so much fun. That has to be my favorite part of the trip thus far. Driving around-on the verge of hitting someone, or being hit ourselves. I don't know how to describe it, but this sense of peace just comes over me. nifty. Pedestrians. DEFINITELY don't have the right of way here...all out craziness. I definitely have some video footage of traffic....and will definitely have more.
When shopping today, we were able to walk IN/alongside the traffic. talk about adrenaline rush. The nursing instructors took us out....VERY trustworthy women.
I feel like I'm forgetting something.....
till next time!!!
i'm pooped. had BAD gas/slight diarrhea (SORRRRRYYYYYYY too much information!) last night and had to stay home from a fancy dinner....which i didn't mind, because i just wanted to sleeeeeeep. i'm feeling 100% better now... so THAT's good.
I suck at shopping....i keep forgetting my calculator. I bought 2 nifty ultra indian dresses last night, and we went out shopping today and i bought 2 indian shirts (i feel like the gross girl of the group who wears the same outfit three days in a row...ugh). I thought more girls in the group were going to be "roughing it" with me. Apparently not.... Pretty much I blew through $60 without even realizing it. but yeah...i'm the Peppermint Patty of the group. http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/
We had orientation yesterday and today at the school and the hospital. LOTS of walking around....LOTS OF IT. I'm glad I bought new scrubs...much cooler. It is SO hard trying to understand what the nurses/instructors are saying. Today we broke up into smaller groups of 3-4, and the instructor oriented us to the ICU and pediatric department. She was speaking so fast....and everyone was zoning out after a while....so like it always seems to be....she talked to me the whole time. MY BRIAN HURTS SO MUCH!
Yesterday, we were able to see the anatomy lab...COOLEST THING EVER! It's like my coffee table book...but in person. Body parts sliced up and put on display. The next room over, we were able to see the bodies as well. There were two GIANT concrete vats of about 20 bodes each in embalming fluid. They sit there for 3-4 years before use. THEN there were smaller metal vats of straight body parts. Arms, Legs, Kidneys, brains, hands, hearts, the works! I MISS ANATOMY. Gina and I were the ONLY two who were all up in that business. Everyone just kind of watched from a distance.
The last leg of our tour was the forensics department. BRUTAL....weirdest pictures i have ever seen in my entire life. Bullet wounds from various distances, hangings, accidental deaths, a live display of all the blunt and sharp weapons used in the area, scalded people...suicide via dump truck. yuck. needless to say, that day required a LOT of mental processing.
We toured the hospital today, and I was very surprised what it was like. It wasn't clean, but people weren't laying on the floor with flies in their eyes, either. We got to see EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT...which got old fairly quickly. They have a lot of new/modern technology (CT scan, MRI)...and LOTS of old. The nurses wear saris or scrubs...AND sandals. Most of the hospital requires you to keep your shoes off. CRAZY. I don't know how you can stand on the MARBLE floors all day long like that. (RNs work8 hr shifts/6 days a week). Speaking of hurting feet...
today at 6 AM (!!!) we took our first dance lesson. most of it consisted of stamping our heels on the ground. ouch. mom would like it. but i'm sure her ankles would be HUGEEEEEEEEEEEE.
I've been taking a descent amount of pictures. Today we went shopping, and I was able to take more "scenic" photos. India is a crazyyy colorful place....but I like taking black and white photos the most. It captures something completely different.
The kids are ADORABLE here. We drive around in a yellow school bus. ALL the kids wave at us. SO cute.
The driving here is RIDICULOUS....mom would TOTALLY have a heart attack. I think it's so much fun. That has to be my favorite part of the trip thus far. Driving around-on the verge of hitting someone, or being hit ourselves. I don't know how to describe it, but this sense of peace just comes over me. nifty. Pedestrians. DEFINITELY don't have the right of way here...all out craziness. I definitely have some video footage of traffic....and will definitely have more.
When shopping today, we were able to walk IN/alongside the traffic. talk about adrenaline rush. The nursing instructors took us out....VERY trustworthy women.
I feel like I'm forgetting something.....
till next time!!!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
And...she's OFF!
Okay...here I go! Off to the airport!
If you're in San Diego, tune in on channel 10 TONIGHT at 5pm. A reporter came to my house and interviewed me about traveling to India. *Gulp* :) Hopefully my DVR works properly since I won't be able to watch it myself! Write me note on here if were able to see it!
Please keep us girls in your thoughts and PRAYERS. We have a BIG GOD, and He loves when we ask for Him and ask for things from Him. Please pray for:
A SEAMLESS flight...as we have had MANY MANY complications along the way regarding ticket validity.
SAFETY along the way, and while traveling around India. (No stolen bags, so slim-shady business, etc)
COURAGE. it's gonna be crazy over there, and I'm sure EXTREMELY overwhelming!
HEALTH. Please, God- don't let anyone get SICK or HURT long the way!
WISDOM. That we listen to the Holy Spirit (aka conscience) in EVERY situation!
FUN/BONDING- light heartedness, new friendships, etc.
My other friend, Kelsey is writing a blog as well....check her out at
If you're in San Diego, tune in on channel 10 TONIGHT at 5pm. A reporter came to my house and interviewed me about traveling to India. *Gulp* :) Hopefully my DVR works properly since I won't be able to watch it myself! Write me note on here if were able to see it!
Please keep us girls in your thoughts and PRAYERS. We have a BIG GOD, and He loves when we ask for Him and ask for things from Him. Please pray for:
A SEAMLESS flight...as we have had MANY MANY complications along the way regarding ticket validity.
SAFETY along the way, and while traveling around India. (No stolen bags, so slim-shady business, etc)
COURAGE. it's gonna be crazy over there, and I'm sure EXTREMELY overwhelming!
HEALTH. Please, God- don't let anyone get SICK or HURT long the way!
WISDOM. That we listen to the Holy Spirit (aka conscience) in EVERY situation!
FUN/BONDING- light heartedness, new friendships, etc.
My other friend, Kelsey is writing a blog as well....check her out at
kelseystreeter.blogspot.com
Love you All!!!!!!
Kathryn
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Cuz I'm leaving on a jet plane!
6 (well, 5) DAYS LEFT UNTIL I LEAVE!!!!!!!! shoot!!!
SO much has been going on, and I don't think I can remember all of the CRAZY things that have seemed to surface..ticket drama, mostly. But, God is good, and He's handling ALL of it! :)
I wanted to do a mini product review/pictorial of the various items I (aka PARENTS) purchased- like:
Everything else consisted of: WetWipes, Hand Sanitizer. and LOTS of Kleenex for toilet paper, my SWORD OF THE SPIRIT, snacks, duct tape, first aid kit, and a lot a MacGyver-esque items.
Perhaps I'll do a post India review instead. I can't believe it has taken me 3 days to complete this blog (It's now MONDAY). I still need to get my music on my ipod! PRIORITIES!!!!!!!!!!!
One thing I AM proud of... I can set up and completely break down my mosquito net tent in under 7 minutes....at midnight...when I was super exhausted. I figured I should time it when I was most prone to exhaustion and frustration....since I'm sure that I'll feel the same way overseas! And with practice, I'll be able to qualify for some Olympic tent event....
Ok....i KNOW Julie (WOOP WOOOOP) is chomping at the bit for this blog to be posted. So that's what I'll do. Maybe I'll come back and edit, and add pictures....but who am I kidding?
I start my anti-malariaials (aka my BFF's for the trip) todayyyyy!
Oh! Here's a sneak peek of one of the actual trains we will be sleeping in! i LOVE the internet, and the fact that people post their photo journeys on there!
SO much has been going on, and I don't think I can remember all of the CRAZY things that have seemed to surface..ticket drama, mostly. But, God is good, and He's handling ALL of it! :)
I wanted to do a mini product review/pictorial of the various items I (aka PARENTS) purchased- like:
- REI 30L pack-pack (as my brother use to say)
- Teva sandals (mens)....cuz I'm burly like that ;)
- Exofficio BuzzOff shirts, kacki pants, and sweater no mozzies fo meeeee!
- SteriPen- a small, travel friendly device that steralizes EVERYTHING in the water, so you don't get the lovely DIARRHEA/VOMITING (aka Dheli Belly)
- Mosquito net tent. Like a camping tent for one, but entirely made out of mosquito netting!
Everything else consisted of: WetWipes, Hand Sanitizer. and LOTS of Kleenex for toilet paper, my SWORD OF THE SPIRIT, snacks, duct tape, first aid kit, and a lot a MacGyver-esque items.
Perhaps I'll do a post India review instead. I can't believe it has taken me 3 days to complete this blog (It's now MONDAY). I still need to get my music on my ipod! PRIORITIES!!!!!!!!!!!
One thing I AM proud of... I can set up and completely break down my mosquito net tent in under 7 minutes....at midnight...when I was super exhausted. I figured I should time it when I was most prone to exhaustion and frustration....since I'm sure that I'll feel the same way overseas! And with practice, I'll be able to qualify for some Olympic tent event....
Ok....i KNOW Julie (WOOP WOOOOP) is chomping at the bit for this blog to be posted. So that's what I'll do. Maybe I'll come back and edit, and add pictures....but who am I kidding?
I start my anti-malariaials (aka my BFF's for the trip) todayyyyy!
Oh! Here's a sneak peek of one of the actual trains we will be sleeping in! i LOVE the internet, and the fact that people post their photo journeys on there!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Tuesdays With Kathryn
I just realized that I tend to post new information on Tuesdays, so I thought the title was appropriate ;).
Well, the Indian director of the PSG School of Nursing came to visit us today. Unfortunately, I was unable to make the meeting due to the fact that I spent my entire Monday in the emergency room. (I had a final exam right after the scheduled meeting, and I figured that I needed to study a little bit more...since, ya know, I was high as a kite yesterday.)
The doctor was thinking I was presenting early stages of appendicitis, but it was still too early to tell. It takes appendixes 24-36 hours to EXPLODE, and I was only 6 hours into the journey. THANK GOD FOR OPIOID ANALGESICS! Let's see...what did I end up taking?
Another thing to remember...when you call 9-1-1 on yourslef, allow the lovely firemen to carry you out...don't walk yourself to the ambulance.
In conclusion, the Dilaudid kicked in, God totally healed me, and I have a clean bill of health once again! YAY!
"when is it gonna kick in?!!!"
ok...now i'm feelin guuuuuuud ;)
Well, the Indian director of the PSG School of Nursing came to visit us today. Unfortunately, I was unable to make the meeting due to the fact that I spent my entire Monday in the emergency room. (I had a final exam right after the scheduled meeting, and I figured that I needed to study a little bit more...since, ya know, I was high as a kite yesterday.)
The doctor was thinking I was presenting early stages of appendicitis, but it was still too early to tell. It takes appendixes 24-36 hours to EXPLODE, and I was only 6 hours into the journey. THANK GOD FOR OPIOID ANALGESICS! Let's see...what did I end up taking?
- 800 mg Tylenol
- 2 Vicodin
- Dilaudid IV
Another thing to remember...when you call 9-1-1 on yourslef, allow the lovely firemen to carry you out...don't walk yourself to the ambulance.
In conclusion, the Dilaudid kicked in, God totally healed me, and I have a clean bill of health once again! YAY!
"when is it gonna kick in?!!!"
ok...now i'm feelin guuuuuuud ;)
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