Now that orientation is over, we
have started to get into the swing of the semester. We’ve had our first few classes; walking
around the UCT campus is amazing, as the campus is absolutely gorgeous. UConn can’t really even compare.
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| Jameson Hall at the University of Cape Town |
We also started our internships on
Monday. Emily L, John, Maria and I
headed to Maitland Cottage Hospital, a pediatric orthopedic hospital, to begin
our three-month long internship there.
Maria and I have been shadowing the physical therapist, who has been
explaining her work very well to us. Her
work seems very interesting and dynamic, so observing and learning from her is
great as physical therapy is a possible future career path for me. Although it has only been three days, we have
already started getting to know the children in the hospital, and spending time
with them is very fun. Because the
hospital is quite out of the way, many parents of the residents do not get to
visit their children while they are recovering.
The kids really seem to appreciate having us around to chat with, and
they especially enjoy playing with our hair (although that is sometimes painful
for us). Maria and I did not get the
chance to watch surgeries this week like John and Emily did, but we are hoping
to get into the theatre sometime next week.
I am really looking forward to all of our upcoming experiences at
Maitland Cottage and know that we will be learning a lot!
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