Habitat Hotel Lima

... was reminded again of the strength of these people. Not only do they live with conditions you and I would consider extremely debilitating but they recover so quickly with only extra strength tylenol or ibuprofen! The last night of rounds was sad and exciting at the same time- it was so great to see our patients going home but at the same time I realized it was coming to an end. I got in a ...

... who was scheduled yesterday despite the additional procedure. <br><br>An update on the older gentleman I mentioned a few days ago, the one who has the GI block...he's scheduled for surgery on Monday. George and Gary are no doubt going to take great care of him although the prospect of surgery has him very worried. He's lost so much weight and is extremely malnourished yet after being told yesterday that he was going to get ...

... what do you know it? He was only there and then logging into SAP´s finest Portal User Interfacing technology and trying to engage in Workflow approvals via WiFi. Good to see those irritating pops up and terrible access speeds are alive and well in South America. A wry smile cracked across my face as he closed the laptop lid mid approval in frustration and sprinted off to catch his flight.<br><br>The more things change&#8230;

... that is inside us. it was truly an honor to get a peek inside these patients-one that I never would have if I wasn't here. <br><br>Father Joe Monihan made a comment tonight at dinner about how amazing it was for him to see the surgeries happen, the altar of the operating table and the patient layed out like Jesus on the cross, the sacred vessel of the human body...I'm completely butchering his eloquence but you get the point. <br><br>Also, Feliz ...

... year but it was hard because we had to go through and explain the things we sent home with them, formula and infant vitamins so that hopefully they are big and strong next year for surgery. They had come from the mountains which means hours on a bus and hours walking only to be sent back home. They were so grateful for the few things we sent with them, of course at home we would demand to speak to their customer service ...

... we had. This was all accomplished by 9pm. We gave a very grateful handshake and hug to Richard and his family, but this was not all, Richard disappeared and a minute later returned with a packet of chifley&#8217;s (crisps), as he had realized we hadn&#8217;t eaten since we left Loja at 1pm. So end&#8217;s our first encounter with a very friendly Peruvian family. We boarded the bus, tucked ourselves into our seats for the forthcoming 17 hour journey to Lima and thanked our lucky stars.

... and dropping away to the bottom of the mountain. Miguel started to make me a wee bit nervous when he himself (the driver) started looking at the view himself, and not watching the road. Not much room for overtaking but thankfully we didnt run into any cars on the way up. When I started making nervous noises they all laughed at me! haha. Unfortunately the clouds had come in and we couldnt see a lot except the immediate ...

... Planet guide, was indeed very safe and nice to wander around. We did lots of walking along the seafront and took a day to get our bearings so that we could properly plot our next moves. We had lots of cheap ´menus´ (set menus) for as little as 6 Nuevos Soles (roughly £1.10) which we enjoyed almost as much as the extravagant tasting menu we treated ourselves to at the highly acclaimed Rosa Nautica restaurant on a pier on the ...

... fazendo emissivo, e nao resisti e fui conversar com ela! haha<br>Ela foi super simpática, me deu várias dicas e me ofereceu para ficar na sua casa quando eu voltar pra Lima! Aliás, os peruanos sao super simpáticos! Lima é bem interessante, mas descobri que o céu é nublado praticamente todos os dias do ano! Imagina que estranho deve ser!<br><br>Fui direto para a rodoviária onde pude almoçar uma refeiçao decente: arroz, frango, batata e ...

Mmmmmmm last day!! Sad in a way but so happy to go back home as well!!<br>These vacations have been amazing and full of discoveries, I loved it!<br>But you are not there, these long distance calls and emails are very difficult and I miss you, Miss also my appartement, being alone for a while, working a bit (yes true, start to miss it!!).<br>So, for once, happy to return!!!<br><br>After some early morning worries with my emails, I manage to get ...