Greetings from Malta!

I am very sorry, that I haven´t written for a long time, cause my internet use is quite limited here. In any case, I have done already my radiotherapy placement and now is running my final placement in accident and emergency department.

When I had radiotherapy, then I had to go to Valletta, because Sir Boffa Hospital (oncology hospital) were there. Valletta locates in 6 km from my hostel, so I used public transport a lot J. But it takes almost an hour to get to Valletta, even if it is less then 10 km because the traffic here is insane, so you have to reserve little bit more time if you want to get in time. In oncology hospital there were very international working team from India, Netherlands, Serbia and only few maltese radiographers. But staff there were very friendly and they were very happy to see me there. The principal radiotherapist very good teacher, he explained all the time what is going on in the department and he instructed me how to position the patient and how to use remote control of the equipment. I had really good time there.

Now my two weeks I´ll spend in casualty, this is place, wher they are doing examinations for emergency patientś and also chest x-rays for the inpatient´s. Already in my first day radiographers let me to do examinations. There are no differencies in positoning the patient but equipment is different comparing with estonia. In Mater Dei hospital there are only GE equipment and this is all digital.

One day I spent in operating theatre and I saw what are radiographers doing there. I had a opportunity to observe operation of ankle and wrist, this was really interestingJ.

Weather unfortunately haven´t been very good most of the time is cloudy, however when the sun is shining it is really hot, but I am quite surprised that I have seen the rain a lot here even the locals say, that this year have been surprisingly rainy.

Silja Tammai

Practice in Jurmala

Greetings from Estonia!

As we remember, it was a wonderful and educating time in Riga and we were very glad to meet foreign medical personal and exchange experience with them. On our practice mission we had MRI, CT, Angeography, X-ray and other departments to deal with. It was very comfortable, that one of us could speak Latvian language and both of us were abble to communicate on Russian with our colleagues and teachers.

Speaking about X-RAY for children, it was interesting and difficult to study, because of patience needed there, politenes and allso careful, tolerant work. Angeography was interesting as well.
After our hard lessons and practice we were abble to visit many interesting places in Latvia. We were visiting many different, interesting places all over the Riga: Lido, aqua park, opera, cinemas and even in night club :). We were allso in Sigulda town.

We want to say BIG thank you to Danel and Aiga - our coordinators. And allso thanks to Zinaida Läänelaid for opportunity to participate in ERASMUS programm. Allso thanks to all colleagues, students and other medical personal from Estonia and Latvia.

Tatjana & Zinaida.

Practice in Toila

Hi,
Here's yet another week has passed. Now I feel like at home here, everything here is well known and familiar. Staff here are very friendly and patient, always willing to help, give advice or teach. My massage skills everyday are improving, so I has started work on my own.
It is unfortunate that this week has been bad weather: rain and cold. However, after a day's work I can always go to the swimming pool, gym, thermae. I hope that next week will be better weather and I could go to sea, have a sunbathe.

Giedre

Greetings from Barcelona!

Now I had finished my first really nice practice in here and I am doing the second one. First department was nefrologia and vasculatoria and the second is day hospital of oncologia and hematologia. I like it, but the first practice was a little bit better, because generally I don't like day hospital. The pacients are changing all the time and the work there is quite rutine. In spite of this, the abilities what I can learn there are certainly really useful to me. The stuff are also really friendly and nice.

And this, how quickly the time is passing in here, is really incredible. I feel like I just came to here, but it was almost three months ago and now I have only three weeks left. And my cursemate Maarjo has already finished his practice in here and he left to home.

Now the weather is also really nice and warm, but fortunately not too hot yet:).

Best wishes,

Kertu

Practice in Toila

Hello,
I am Giedrė, student from Kaunas College, Health Care Faculty (from Lithuania). I came to Estonia 16, May. First two days I spent in Tartu. It is very beautiful city. I want to thank Daniel for a beautiful and welcoming reception and also I want to thank for all people, who helped me to reach Toila.
Now I am in Toila SPA hotel and I am going here to have six weeks of practice. It is a wonderful place and everybody are very friendly here. Of course, I have difficulty for language, but I think that every day will only be better and better.

Giedrė

Practice in Riga (Jurmala)

Hello from Jurmala,
The closer the summer comes the more colorful Jurmala becomes. It is so beautiful that it is even hard to come back to hostel. The air is so fresh. We are really happy we could visit Jurmala and had a chance to stay there for such a long time.
Since last blog we have managed to pass practice in ray therapy in Stradini hospital. We are glad we have done it since this was somenthing new for us. Many thanks to Stradini work collective who helped us and answered to all our questions. Ray teraphy department has undergone reconstruction so it was very confortable to learn and stay there. Interesting fact about the reconstruction is that the premises of the department are located in cellar and during reconstruction works workers found a room which was not even mentioned in construction plan. Who knows what it was made for. Hospital decided to leave the room as it looked like when it was found. The room is used for different meetings now.

Tatjana & Zinaida

The End

Last week passed so fast for us, we hardly noticed that. Anyway, the last week was full of getting to know new knowledges about microbiology and it was also really interesting and new for us. In laboratory we did a lot work by ourselves and we were great :) Last day we thanked our instructor and brought a really nice cake as well. In the evening we did something more fun. We visited national park of Kemeri, which was really cute and all surroundings was nice, but still it´s really old and there are a lot of work which is needed to be done. The next evening was so nice outside that we decided to go to Majori and to get the right Jurmala´s feeling on Jomas street – by enyoing really delicious food in the outdoor cafes. And something else....at long last we visited Livu Akvaparks, we just were waiting for a good weather to go there. And we don´t regret that at all. Those really cool atractions...we had so much fun out there. And of course..this pool bar....delicious cocteils they made there...yammmi :)
Those were our last adventures in Jurmala. It was really hard to leave that place, because we made so many friends in dormitory....they are all just wonderful students. At least Jurmala is not so far from Estonia and especially from Tartu :) So we can go there whenever we would love to.
Those six weeks were GREAT and a BIIIIG thank you to our coordirators Danel and Aiga (from Jurmala). Aiga helped us so much and it is hard to find someone who would be as nice as her :) Thank you to all, that we had such an amazing and unforgettable time in Jurmala.

Always your´s Mirian & Olesja