Today is my first day in Freetown, Sierra Leone. My travel here has been an adventure and a bit of a blur. In many ways Freetown reminds me of Benin. In many ways it is also a different place. The traffic here is much worse with a lot more pedestrians than cars. The vehicles aren't as packed with people as in Benin. Perhaps because I am staying in the city this time, more people I meet are local store owners - working in the markets. I hope to see more of their culture this weekend.
Working on the Africa Mercy is a bit overwhelming. The hospital, although it's only one floor, is a maze. We had patients today come in for OPG xrays. Pulling up their previous images we saw facial tumours which have now been removed and replaced by wire plates. They will stay over for tomorrow's bone grafting operation in restoring their mandibles! I hope I can take their post op xrays as well. On another note, work here is very slow. Coming from a trauma hospital it is much more laid back here than back home. It is also because I'm working near the end of their ship rotation The Africans sit patiently and quietly for their xrays - no complaints at all!=D They are also built to be very tough as I'm sure I will witness later on.
God is definitely teaching me to be flexible and patient today - e.g. patient with the internet!
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