It’s hard
to believe I only have a month left to be an Erasmus student. Like they say:
time goes fast when you are having good time.
It definitely has gone quickly and it definitely has been fun exploring
Italy! I live in Rimini, which is an average size town with a long sandy beach.
This makes it a desirable holiday destination for many Russian tourists as well
for Italians themselves. Besides being a
well-known seaside resort, Rimini has one of the largest hospitals in the region.
The name of the hospital is Ospedale
Infermi and this is where I spend most of my days.
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| The endless sandy beach of Rimini |
For the
first two months I had to wake up very (very) early. It seemed like the only
people up at that ungodly hour were the men who put up posters, garbage men …and
me. Thankfully this changed with the
last week and the garbage men won’t see my pillow-shaped sleepy face hurrying
down the empty streets no more. Two
weeks ago I also finally got the light blue uniform of a nursing student. Before
that, because of a misunderstanding in the clothes storage, I was wearing a white coat meant for doctors. Explaining (in a language I don’t speak) that
I’m a student nurse while wearing a doctors’ coat did seem to puzzle some
patients now and then.
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| Ospedale Infermi |
There are
quite many things I've seen in the hospital that have made me raise my eyebrows
out of surprise. But there is only one thing has kept me wondering for days
in continue. Every nurse knows those
spleen shaped cardboard bowls used for carrying things or for the patient to
vomit in (depending on the situation).
Well, in my hospital they have a machine to wash(!) these bowls (plus
other things made of cardboard). –I do approve the green thinking, but washing
paper is something that just doesn't seem to fit in my little head.
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| The paper washing machine that I think is using black magic...it must! |
With no
doubt I can say that Italy is one of a kind!
- For one thing, I couldn't imagine any Estonian doctor to slap my ass and say “Don’t worry!” when misunderstanding the patient’s wish - I
thought she wanted to drink, when she really wanted her prosthetic leg…
For now:
Ciao tutti!
Aili
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