We just got internet in our apartment so celebrate with us!
The past few days have been fun but really busy. We've been going through orientations galore and have gotten to meet our high school assistants. One high school girl, Gena, has the most beautiful smile.
We got to tour their food service department in the hospital which was really interesting. They have to plan meals so far in advance! Every hospital has to have enough food for two weeks worth of meals in case of a disaster, but the dietitian says they've gone for as long as six weeks without a delivery. We toured the rest of the hospital and then did a bunch of fun team-building games with the assistants and this really awesome man from the community center.
It sounds like we will be doing all kinds of really cool activities which will really help with my dietetics internship in a few years. We'll be working with WIC and a program called Step by Step which offers free nutrition screenings and has an incentive program which gives out free 3-month passes to the Rec Center. We'll also be able to do some work in the maternity hostel in town and with a summer lunch program which sounds pretty involved. I am so excited!
Two nights ago we went for a walk on the beach looking for beach glass, which is just glass that has washed up from the ocean, but it looks really rounded and pretty. And it's cool to think where it may have come from. There is still a good bit of ice near the shore, probably close to three feet thick, so we walked out on that and got some good shots. I'm trying to upload them to picasa, but it is taking a while...
Today was mostly just more training on how to handle behavioral problems and parent complaints. We learned more about our specific roles and met a few of the community members who will be helping with the program. I think we'll try to go for a hike tonight and take a peek at a thrift store we've heard about down town.
Mom and Dad- I took a picture of the hotel you guys will be staying at when you come up, so check that out too.
love,
em
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