Medical Journey to Mumbai, India July 2007
In and around India
I heading to the other side of the world (literally) on a medical journey to Mumbai (Bombay), India for the month of July with my lab buddy Kate Kelly (she likes the diseases and I like the babies, match made in heaven!)
It is a service-learning program with doctors in rural and urban hospitals to check out some tropical infectious diseases (ew gross). Good thing I like the rain because July is monsoon season! We will learn about the health care challenges facing the coastal and tropical area, while experiencing a totally new culture where they wear lots of bracelets like me! This program is to broaden my international health knowledge and help me develop creative problem solving with limited resources. Crazy, right?
I don't even know what is in store...so stay tuned!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Shans
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Packin' and Freakin' Out
So I am leaving on Friday morning, crack of dawn, crazy huh?
I like how time is flying, it keeps the stress minimal because there is no... Continue reading »
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Let the Rain Begin!
So the flight here was brutal. Ok so that’s a false statement. The flight to the UK was fine, but then our eight hour flight to Mumbai turned... Continue reading »
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Missing in Action
Alright, so I am sad to say that I may be out of touch for the rest of this week. We are heading out on our rural rotation in Panvel in about... Continue reading »
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Fat Lips and Smelly Armpits
Ok, so I totally lied about going to Panvel. I didnt actually mean to lie, but after I quickly weaved my way through the cars to get bac... Continue reading »
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Surgeons in Flip Flops
What a crazy week! I'll start off slow...riiight.
So...we made it to Panvel to the leprosy colony. Not too much rain, but st... Continue reading »
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Tiny monkeys and Crazy Riches
So last night I washed my clothes in a bucket. You should all be very proud of me, it was my first time and they actually smell good now, whi... Continue reading »
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Meandering In and Out of Leprosy clinics
This week we went to the Leprosy Hospital, heard some great lectures on Mumbai and Leprosy as well as a little bit about other infectious dise... Continue reading »
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Chikki Chikki Chikkaaaaaay
Saturday was just too awesome of a day not to give it a blog of it's own. And there is just no way I will be able to do it justice. ... Continue reading »
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Crazy Indians
We have seen awesome medicine practiced by fantastic doctors in a crazy crazy country of ailments, until this week. This weeks clinical rotat... Continue reading »
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Goan Fantasy
So we had a weekend getaway, to Goa! For those who dont know, it's an hour south (by plane) from Mumbai (I guess the map might have... Continue reading »
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Silky Kumar!
So I had the most entertaining Monday I have ever had, or at least right up there with all other awesome Mondays! The people in my group were... Continue reading »
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Seize the Rain!
So this is my last blog from India....
This week was a nice wrap up week, we went to the private hospital, BSES. We asked to be involve... Continue reading »
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Crazy Americans
So, I am home again, chillin in my non-A/C apartment. Maybe it was better in Mumbai with the skeets. Nah. However, there is... Continue reading »
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Silky Exposed!
Holy crapper guys, check this out. Silky aint nothing but an ingenious idea for an Axe commercial!! But hey, each one of us made it int... Continue reading »
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I found the Silky video!!
Alright, so those of you who were dying to see the Silky Kumar promos that were on tv...here they are. One small thing though, It ended up be... Continue reading »
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