Well my last day trip... and what a trip it was. We decided to take the bus right down to the tip of India. It was a public bus so it was very Indianised but thats cool becasue then you get a feel of Indian travel itself. we arrived about midday and then went to the Mahatma Gandhi memorial in which a guy was trying to convince us to pay him money but Im kinda used to that now. We then had a spot of lunch and headed just out of land to the memorial of a philospher which is practically [View Full Entry]

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Well... what a week, I could probably keep writing about everything for ages but I think Ill cut it short because Im going for my last day in the hospital in a minute. So had a pretty good week around Ananthupuri (the hospital) seen a lot... yesterday I saw a cesarean, it was the best operation Ive seen, had a tear come to my eyes! Bless! By working in Ananthupuri I have seen the difference between the rich and the poor. Ananthurprui is a private hospital run by some quite renowned medicals, so the conditions inside the hospital have been incredible, [View Full Entry]

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So after a few hours on a train up north we landed ourselves up in Kochi. This train journey hasnt been as bad as previous ones and now, actually I dont really mind getting trains here at all, they arent all that bad! Especially if you stand up for a while and look outside by one of the doors, the views you get of the surrounding countryside are stunning. We stayed in a really homely, lovely homestay about 10 minutes walk from Fort Kochin, called Beenas homestay- who certainly cooked the best Indian food I have tasted and was also very [View Full Entry]

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Well, I have managed to actually settle down for a few days! I am having a really good time though. The hospital work has been pretty good, get into surgery every afternoon and tend to work in a department in the morning. Some of the aspects are really interesting. I have also done my first session of yoga!!!! Hahaha which was basically stretch and relax and I was so knackered after working all day it was needed, Went out for Wills birthday into Kovalam last night but we couldn't find a rickshaw to take us home, so we had to ring [View Full Entry]

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Heyhey, well... went to a pretty little beach close by today called Varkala. It is about 40km north of Trivandrum and was exactly what I needed, tranquil and sunny. The sea was too rough to be swimming in though. there were coconut trees all along the cliff edge, we went to this beach that we call cow beach (becasue there were cows on it), and had a little paddle but the undercurrents were too strong. I also found out that I am rubbish at frisbee. And finally had my first day working in a hospital. It was good. The hospital is [View Full Entry]

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Well... after a 1 hour flight, followed by a 15 hour wait, further followed by a 3 hour flight and then a 5 hour wait... then a 15 hour bus ride, I am at Trivandrum!!! Absolutely knackered and totally bewildered! Its been a loooonnnng way but hopefully it willl be worth it. The train was an experience of a life time, Im not even joking, health and safety would be having a field day, if you went to the toilet you would be excriting on to the track, beds.. well had to be shared and ahhhh! but Im glad to be [View Full Entry]

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Ahhh Im going to India, how exciting. Went into Phnom Penh today and applied for visas which will be ready for Thursday, then went to Thai airlines and sorted out flight and flight changes for the way home, but Im still arriving back in the UK at the same time. SO flying to Bangkok on thursday evening then travelling to Chenghai on Friday. Then wait I have a 12 hour train journey... ahhh lot of travelling but itll all be worth it in the end. So am back in Takeo and I think I have a bit of sunstroke as me [View Full Entry]

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OMG how could I even forget... I ATE A SPIDER and A CRICKET!!!!! [View Full Entry]

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hey, sorry havent written for a few days, havent been able to get on the computer. Well bad news is that we havent been able to get into the hospital, the commission want a bribe for this letter and so thats all going pear shaped so this week just been travelling. On Wednesday went up to Siem Riep as we went to see Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and Ta Prohm. IO found it absolutley incredible. Got some pictures to upload, wil do that in a minute. So I got up at 4 and went firstly to see the sunrise at Angkor [View Full Entry]

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Heya. well hear I am again, found a spare moment so just thought I would pop on. This morning went to see an eye centre in Takeo, it was really interesting and I would love to be able to work. Its so frustrating that we canot work yet. Basically whats happened is that a letter of confirmation needs to be written but it hasnt been yet so we arent yet allowed in the hospital. I have been to the orphanage a few times but I came here to work at the hospital and I have spent all this money. I am [View Full Entry]

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