January 8th Back to work (kind of). This morning, we participated in the nursing students' morning ceremony. It is focused around respecting the teachers, the flag, and Buddha. Christianity is growing in Thailand so there is a moment of silence for Christians who would like to pray which I thought was interesting and thoughtful. We got a full tour of the college and saw the different simulation rooms. They are very similar to the ones at Messiah. After the college tour, we toured the hospital that we will be working in called Nakornping Hospital. We saw about 7 different units, including men's medical, women's medical and surgical, trauma, emergency, pediatrics, and labor and delivery. The hospital is made up of many different buildings that you have to walk outside to go into different units. It was
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