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Published: September 26th 2008
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Paulina with nina!!
OT dept in rehab centre Hey all!!
This week was interesting week as I got to work at the rehabilitation centre where Melissa has been working recently. It is for children with physical disability of developmental delay. Melissa has been working alongside a physiotherapist, and I got to work with the OT!! It was really interesting. Paulina (the OT) has made most of her resources herself and helps design activities for kids who have difficulty with motor control, and I've helped with painting and threading activities.
Tuesday we went out for Lauren's 20th birthday, and my leaving dinner, was really good craic. We went to a chinese restaurant which was absolutely delicious, and nearly better than what you would get back home. We headed on to the Black Magic tavern, which had both great music and a fantastic atmosphere!! We got a bit drunk on pisco sours and sat up til 4 in the morning talking around a bonfire on the roof. Had an amazing conversation with Julien while we swigged from a bottle of red wine: we covered tourism in Ireland, the IRA, the American civil war, Haiti, drug dealing, fishing, food and fulacht fias!! Unfortunately the next day Lauren got really sick,
Birthday girl
she got two cakes!! a good few people got sick again this week, it may have been something we picked up in the jungle. I woke up today feeling really nauseus, but wasn't going to miss my last day!!
Spent my last day with Paulina in the rehab centre, it was good even if I wasn't feeling 100%. We took loads of pictures and she gave me a purse she made herself as a goodbye present!! It was really lovely for a woman I've only known for three days!! I got a lift to the salud mental at 12 to meet the staff for lunch. They took me out to a really nice restaurant and we all had cuy (guinea pig). It tastes nice, its just a pity they serve the whole animal deep fried, the teeth were still in the head and it stared at me while I ate it!!! It was really nice of them and we had a good time in very broken spanish as they speak hardly any english. Then I walked back to the house, was so drained when I got back, so went to bed for 2 hours, and when I woke up I realised I was
running a temperature!! So the only day I feel sick happened to be my last day!! I took paracetamol so feeling better now, should be okay by morning!! Missed going out for drinks tonight though, oh well at least there was tuesday night!!
I'm getting the bus to Lima tomorrow morning, and 9 hours later I'll find my hostel and get my flight to Quito Saturday. Looking forward to a good rest in between, everythings been happening so fast, and we only have that joining saturday in quito before we start travelling. I think first up is a four day trip to the jungle again, hopefully the humidity won't be as bad!!! Not sure how often I will be able to get on the internet but will try as often and as soon as possible!!!
chao for now
Orla
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