Here I go again

Well my bags are packed, I'm ready to go...

Actually, both of those statements are untrue. My flight leaves in 11 hours and I have yet to pack. Although, I guess I'd say I'm ready to go in the emotional-preparedness sense.

So a lot of people have been wondering what I'll be doing in the Philippines for the next 7 weeks, so here's a bit of an overview of the program:

"The course aims to equip those who desire to learn how to provide basic health care in third world situations where it is difficult for people to access the health care required and where resources are limited.
Our aim is that students would know how to assess patients, identify and treat common conditions and when to refer patients for further investigations and treatment. This will include hearing peoples felt needs, linking them with resources available and looking at preventative health care in the community.
Students completing the course will be equipped to be primary health care workers in developing countries."
Medical outreaches will take place in various locations, providing opportunities to practice skills learnt in both Tagalog and Mangyan communities. An outreach will be scheduled each week during the course. Students and staff travel by bus to outreach locations. Throughout the course, students progress from observation to assessment and treatment of patients, always under the supervision of lecturing staff.
The World Health Organisation recognizes the attendance and completion of each student with a certificate for training in The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness."

We have lectures Monday thru Friday as well as the medical outreaches during the week, which I'm very excited for.

The program takes place in Calapan City, which is here.

I believe there are 6 or 7 other students that will be in my school, which I feel will be a great advantage in learning and applying this material, as well as being able to get to know each other well and create a nice team.

So that's about it I guess! I'll try me best to update everyone as much as I can on all my experiences and the things I'm learning, and hopefully I'll be able to get some pictures on here too, so it's not too boring for everyone. Haha.

I do want to thank everyone for their constant support and love, especially my family. It means more to me than I am often able to express.

With that, I believe my first post is done! So hopefully I'll be back here soon to update everyone on my trip. Thanks for reading, and caring. See you in December!

Marleigh Loves!