It is my fifth day in Bulgaria. I arrived on Monday and already on Tuesday went to the Saint George hospital. I took a bus from Sofia to Plovdiv. It cost 13Lev. It is nearly 100kr. The hospitals in Estonia and here are very different. Mu first practice is in the MRI. There works radiography technician. He doesn't know Russian, but he knows English a little bit. He shows me images and talks in Latin some names of anatomy. I have already position the patients and push the buttons. Older people here knows Russian, but younger speaks English very well. I go to the practice with local students. I met one girl who speaks English. She explains me everything. Yesterday we went to national garden. It is very beautiful. The weather here is mo better than in Estonia. Everyday is sunny.
I'll write soon
Angie, RT2
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Hello from Toledo!
I arrived Toledo 5 days ago. It was really warm then(for me, as I came from Estonia) and sunny, yesterday we had thunder and today its cold and it has been raining since morning.
My first practice is surgery at Hospital Provincial. I haven't had any just-from-surgery-patients, but a lot of patients with lymphedema (because of the breast surgery); patients with hand surgeries. Since we don't learn lymph massage at school, it is just great I can learn it here. The physiotherapists speak more or less English, so I can understand almost everything. Sometimes it is a bit hard when they explain things in Spanish, but I can understand a bit already.
My 2 roommates can't speak English, so every evening we sit on the sofa and communicate through google translator. I think in 1 month I'll understand everything they're saying.
The old part of the town is gorgeous, the people are very friendly and everything is just perfect!
Besos,
Relika
My first practice is surgery at Hospital Provincial. I haven't had any just-from-surgery-patients, but a lot of patients with lymphedema (because of the breast surgery); patients with hand surgeries. Since we don't learn lymph massage at school, it is just great I can learn it here. The physiotherapists speak more or less English, so I can understand almost everything. Sometimes it is a bit hard when they explain things in Spanish, but I can understand a bit already.
My 2 roommates can't speak English, so every evening we sit on the sofa and communicate through google translator. I think in 1 month I'll understand everything they're saying.
The old part of the town is gorgeous, the people are very friendly and everything is just perfect!
Besos,
Relika
Monday, March 15, 2010
Finish in Toledo
Hi,
It has been a while. But now I can say, that the Erasmus experience for me is over. The final practice, physiotherapy of children, took place in a school for disabled youngsters - Colegio de Educación Especial Ciudad de Toledo. All in all, it was a great practice. At first I was a bit scpetic, but soon realized that it was a very good experience with excellent tutoring and interesting people.
To say a few words about the the whole trip...I would say it was an adventure i its best meaning. Being in a new cultural environment, speaking in a foreign language, living away from home and being independent. All these factors were very important for me and I feel more confident and professional than ever ;D. To be completely honest, I would recommend going abroad to study or practice to everybody. All it takes is a little courage. It is definitely worth it.
I guess this is it for me in this blog. And for those who walk the same path as I did, I hope that your experience will be as immense as mine.
Your´s faithfully,
Ott Vanem
FT-III
It has been a while. But now I can say, that the Erasmus experience for me is over. The final practice, physiotherapy of children, took place in a school for disabled youngsters - Colegio de Educación Especial Ciudad de Toledo. All in all, it was a great practice. At first I was a bit scpetic, but soon realized that it was a very good experience with excellent tutoring and interesting people.
To say a few words about the the whole trip...I would say it was an adventure i its best meaning. Being in a new cultural environment, speaking in a foreign language, living away from home and being independent. All these factors were very important for me and I feel more confident and professional than ever ;D. To be completely honest, I would recommend going abroad to study or practice to everybody. All it takes is a little courage. It is definitely worth it.
I guess this is it for me in this blog. And for those who walk the same path as I did, I hope that your experience will be as immense as mine.
Your´s faithfully,
Ott Vanem
FT-III
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Greetings from Barcelona
Today is our 11th day in here, in Barcelona. And today was also our first school day in here. We go on the local nursing school and visit the classes, because our Spanish is not good enough to go to the hospital. In this way we can hear a lot of Spanish. In my mind it is a really good opportunity how to learn the Spanish more quickerly. And also it is very interesting to see, which the lessons are in here. Today we should have three classes, but we had only one. Our classes were canceled, because of the bad weather. Here is snowing!!! It is the first snow over the many-many years when it’s snowing in here. It is really uncommon. Firstly it wasn't like a real snow, it was something between snow and rain. In Estonia we call it "lörts". But after some minutes it really started snowing. It is really incredible. Autonoma de Universitat was evacuated. All the schools are closed There is a lot of people on the streets, who are acting like crazy ones. They are taking pictures, playing the snow ward etc. All the people are so happy, they are like young children, because I think most of them haven’t never seen the snow. And my room mates have been singing the Christmas songs all the day.
In Estonia, this is totally normal weather, but not in here. When our coordinator came and said that the classes are cancelled because of the weather, then she also said that certainly we laugh at it. We are used to with snow. :P Yes, of course we are!
Here is real panic at the moment. The public transport is stopped, trains traffic is interfered, Internet connection is gone. Everything is out of order because of snow. Tomorrow nobody don’t have classes also.
The one lesson what we had, was anatomy and physiology. It was the first year nursing student lesson and we went to there because it was in Spanish. Here are a lot of classes in Catalan, not in Spanish, because here, in Barcelona, are two official languages – Catalan and Spanish. Usually the local people can speak both of this language, but unfortunately not all of them. We try to learn only Spanish, because it is easier and more common in the word.
This is the reason why we visit a lot of different classes - some are the first year classes, some are the third year ones. It is interesting. Fortunately, there was quite easy to understand the point of the lesson, because a lot of words where similar to Estonian. As you know, all the medicine language is based on the Latin. That is really good.
We will write soon again,
Adios!
Kertu ja Maarjo
In Estonia, this is totally normal weather, but not in here. When our coordinator came and said that the classes are cancelled because of the weather, then she also said that certainly we laugh at it. We are used to with snow. :P Yes, of course we are!
Here is real panic at the moment. The public transport is stopped, trains traffic is interfered, Internet connection is gone. Everything is out of order because of snow. Tomorrow nobody don’t have classes also.
The one lesson what we had, was anatomy and physiology. It was the first year nursing student lesson and we went to there because it was in Spanish. Here are a lot of classes in Catalan, not in Spanish, because here, in Barcelona, are two official languages – Catalan and Spanish. Usually the local people can speak both of this language, but unfortunately not all of them. We try to learn only Spanish, because it is easier and more common in the word.
This is the reason why we visit a lot of different classes - some are the first year classes, some are the third year ones. It is interesting. Fortunately, there was quite easy to understand the point of the lesson, because a lot of words where similar to Estonian. As you know, all the medicine language is based on the Latin. That is really good.
We will write soon again,
Adios!
Kertu ja Maarjo
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
21 outgoing students
Soon starting from the end of February 2010 will go abroad from Tartu Health Care College 21 Erasmus students so it means here will be more offen posts about exhange students experiances.
Also we will recive 1 student from Portugal and 2 students from Latvia. All 3 will do their practice in our College practice bases.
So I strongly recommend keep your eyes on our blog. Here you can read and ask from students what you are interested in.
If you have any questions to us, Erasmus coordinators, then contact us directly by e-mail: daneljantra@nooruse.ee or piretsaag@nooruse.ee
Kind regards,
Danel and Piret
Also we will recive 1 student from Portugal and 2 students from Latvia. All 3 will do their practice in our College practice bases.
So I strongly recommend keep your eyes on our blog. Here you can read and ask from students what you are interested in.
If you have any questions to us, Erasmus coordinators, then contact us directly by e-mail: daneljantra@nooruse.ee or piretsaag@nooruse.ee
Kind regards,
Danel and Piret
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Final strech in Toledo
Hola!
OK, by now I have finished two of the three practices here. My last post was before the second one started. Since then, quite a lot of things have happened. I started flying back here on 8 of January. Everything was normal until the plane was delayed and as a result of that, I was standing in the Intercambiador Plaza Eliptica, a bus station in Madrid, at 22.02 having just missed the last bus to Toledo by two minutes. Great. So I phoned my flatmate in Toledo, that maybe he could pick me up in Madrid. He said alright and told me that he would arrive at about midnight. After having waited for about an hour, my phone rang. It was a man, telling me that he was the brother of my flatmate and that he lived in Madrid and fortunately, one of his roommates is out for the night and there a place for me. So I waited a little longer and finally we met in subway and went to his place. The night turned out to be a party with him and his two mates. In the morning I took the bus to Toledo. All in all, another crazy adventure.
Speaking about the second practice, massage, I suppose it was alright. Although, it was not a "massage practice" per se. During the first week, I got about two massages a day, each lasting about 15 minutes. Some of the time I spent doing nothing and mostly it was like the physical treatments practice we have in Estonia - ultrasound, magnetic therapy, TENS etc. During the next weeks, the number of massages increased and, all in all, turned out to be an OK practice.
The final practice is physiotherapy of children, in Colegio de Educación Especial, which is located a little bit out of town. Hopefully, it will also be a good experience.
What concerns the weather, it is becoming more and more beautiful. The last week has been only blue skies and bucketloads of sunshine. The temperature is not that idyllic yet, about 15-16-17 during the day, but, to my mind, it´s getting warmer every day. Ok, now it´s probably time to wrap it up. I guess that the next post will be my last, having finished all the practices in the end of February.
Regards,
Ott Vanem
FT-III
OK, by now I have finished two of the three practices here. My last post was before the second one started. Since then, quite a lot of things have happened. I started flying back here on 8 of January. Everything was normal until the plane was delayed and as a result of that, I was standing in the Intercambiador Plaza Eliptica, a bus station in Madrid, at 22.02 having just missed the last bus to Toledo by two minutes. Great. So I phoned my flatmate in Toledo, that maybe he could pick me up in Madrid. He said alright and told me that he would arrive at about midnight. After having waited for about an hour, my phone rang. It was a man, telling me that he was the brother of my flatmate and that he lived in Madrid and fortunately, one of his roommates is out for the night and there a place for me. So I waited a little longer and finally we met in subway and went to his place. The night turned out to be a party with him and his two mates. In the morning I took the bus to Toledo. All in all, another crazy adventure.
Speaking about the second practice, massage, I suppose it was alright. Although, it was not a "massage practice" per se. During the first week, I got about two massages a day, each lasting about 15 minutes. Some of the time I spent doing nothing and mostly it was like the physical treatments practice we have in Estonia - ultrasound, magnetic therapy, TENS etc. During the next weeks, the number of massages increased and, all in all, turned out to be an OK practice.
The final practice is physiotherapy of children, in Colegio de Educación Especial, which is located a little bit out of town. Hopefully, it will also be a good experience.
What concerns the weather, it is becoming more and more beautiful. The last week has been only blue skies and bucketloads of sunshine. The temperature is not that idyllic yet, about 15-16-17 during the day, but, to my mind, it´s getting warmer every day. Ok, now it´s probably time to wrap it up. I guess that the next post will be my last, having finished all the practices in the end of February.
Regards,
Ott Vanem
FT-III
Thursday, January 7, 2010
One down, two to go in Toledo
OK, it has been a while. Since my last post I have finished the neurological physiotherapy practice in Hospital Nacional de Paraplejicos. It ended just before christmas. Fortunately, I was able to come home for the holidays, actually I still am home. Tomorrow, though, it's the time go back. By all calculations, I should be tomorrow at 11 PM in Toledo again.
The new practice starts on Monday. For the next three weeks or so, I should do massage. To be honest, I have no idea whether the tutors there can speak English or not. Either way, It will be a new and exciting adventure. Probably, I'll make a new post next week, then I'll know more about the massaage practice.
Have a pleasant new year,
Ott Vanem
FT-III
The new practice starts on Monday. For the next three weeks or so, I should do massage. To be honest, I have no idea whether the tutors there can speak English or not. Either way, It will be a new and exciting adventure. Probably, I'll make a new post next week, then I'll know more about the massaage practice.
Have a pleasant new year,
Ott Vanem
FT-III
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