So today was a big day, my first day working at Tafelsig Clinic, and I have to say that even though it was super busy, I have a feeling that I am really going to like working there. I learned more working there for 6 hours than I ever learned volunteering at the hospital back at home. Even though it was a sink or swim kind of situation, I learned how to take blood pressure, perform urine tests, and work a glucose meter for all the diabetic patients. It was so cool being able to do those things while at the same time interviewing patients about what was wrong and taking down notes. If I learned so much in just the one day I was working there, I can’t even wait to see what I am going to learn in the three months that I am going to be there.
It was really heart breaking though, seeing so many people in the waiting room this morning as I walked into the clinic. And this isn’t like going to the doctor’s office in America, where you go in and you are out of there in like an hour or so. These people wait all day to see the doctor and Sister Castle just to get a diagnosis about what is wrong. And even though there are so many people to see, by the end of the day when I left, that waiting room was basically empty. It is crazy to think that they go through seeing so many people in one day, and they do it every day. So even though I have some long days ahead of me, I got a feeling that every minute working there is going to be worth it. I can’t wait to go back tomorrow.
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