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Trip Three: Week Two! June 29-July 5

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This second week onboard the AFM flew by! It was another busyyyy week in the OR, but I still managed to get off the ship after work many evenings!  Every Monday starts with a mandatory all-hands meeting at 7:45am before work. After attending the meeting, our busy workday began. On Monday after work, I went on a walk with my friend Gabriella (also from Raleigh!) into town for ice cream. Even though the ice cream shop we planned to go to ended up being closed, we found a nice treat at a restaurant nearby.  After work on Tuesday, I spent another evening off the ship at a local restaurant and tried some classic Malagasy food. I enjoyed the fish and rice the best!  The anesthesia in-service on Wednesday morning was a good one! My anesthetist friend Maggie creatively taught us about the past "180 Years of Anesthesia." She structured the presentation as a "quiz" and had some of us read a brief description of someone who has helped make anesthesia what it is today before re...

Trip Three: Week One! June 16-28

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Praise God, I have made it back to Madagascar! This country holds such a special place in my heart and I am beyond thrilled to be spending the next few months here. I have been back on the ship since last Saturday evening, and it has been wonderful seeing many familiar faces as well as forming connections with new friends onboard. In many ways, it feels like I never left!  Antananarivo, Madagascar (June 16-20)     I departed from Raleigh-Durham airport on Tuesday, June 16 and arrived in the capital city of Madagascar late on Wednesday, June 17th. For the next couple of days, I spent time with a very sweet Malagasy family my dad connected me to through an online Bible Study Fellowship group. It was a blessed time with yummy cafĂ© treats, intentional conversations, and card games. While I was excited to get to the ship, I was sad to leave this wonderful family.    Ship Life           The first few days back onboard were so so busy, bu...