I thought I would get to shadow Dr. Castillo or Dr. walter again...FALSE. I was taken to the obstetrician office, feeling slightly nervous for what I would see there. Sure enough I saw breast and vaginas as I watched the doctor conduct physical examination and PAP smears. For the first PAP smear, she told me to come closer and as my head leaned in between the lady's legs, my eyes scanning the insides of her body, I couldn't help but wonder if this lady was comfortable with me doing this. Unfortunately, the obstetrician didn't speak English- her English was like my Spanish, next to zero. So yup, ish was tough. I did have a pleasant convo with a 22 yr old patient whose 1 year old baby was too cute! That conversation was definitely one of the highlights of that morning. Of course after seeing so many female private body parts, I booked my next gyno exam once i got home lol. I don't see myself being a gyn/obs but this experience was definitely interesting.
The other half of the day was spent in Nuevo Jerusalem creating more vegetable gardens. In the process, playing with kids was definitely a necessity. lol. They are so adorable!!! Spending so much time with kids makes me realize how much I've missed working with children 10 years and under. For the past two years I've been working with children 12 years and up (through ASE academy, a saturday enrichment program), I really miss the younger folks.
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