India

I have arrived safely in India. It took me four days to get to my placement and i was absolutely exhausted once i got there. I went to a short day of work. 3 hours. and saw a little bit of what i would be doing/watching. Theres not a whole lot to do in the Physical therapy department. its one room and there are three therapists and four therapy grad students. I'll probably stay there for the week and then see if i can transfer to orthopedics. I hope that i'm not bored and i can participate a little, but i have to be really active about asking what they're doing, where i can go, what i can do. But its really neat so far. My host family is great. Allen Phillips, his wife Usha their children Asha (a girl 15) and Anish ( a boy 17) they take great care of us, we have the internet, our own room and bathroom and clean food and water. I say our because i have a roommate Sarah Smith, its nice to not be alone and have someone who knows the lay of the land a little. it makes it all a little less nerve wracking. We went to Varkala this weekend, a beach resort on the cliffs. it was absolutly amazing. SO beautiful. i took many pictures that i am sure you ALL will be seeing once i get back. they'll be 85207 new facebook albums. ha. ALl the volunteers were there and it was nice to interact with people my age and who spoke my language, so effortless. and a nice respite before the real work begins. OH and i rode an elephant.