Marcy’s Blog

I arrived!

I finally arrived at Vellore CMC today!  My flights went okay, except for the flight cancellation in Chicago so I arrived a day late, but I’m glad to finally be here and sleep in a bed tonight!  Everything is going very well, I’ve already met several people from different countries and have enjoyed their friendship as I’m adjusting to a very different culture.

I met with my supervisor today and we developed a plan for me to work in differnt physical therapy departments each week.  I’m very excited about this because I will be able to work with different people and patients each week, see a variety of diagnoses, and treatment techniques in all the PT departments.

Today has also been a day to experience and adjust to some culture shock.  The amount of poverty and people are overwhelming considering this is a small town in India.  When I went to the physical medicine rehabilitation department I was amazed to see all the people in the waiting room, I’ve never seen that many before.  Traffic is also very hectic and communication with people outside of the medical staff is difficult.  I already got lost today, but I’m learning my way around and trying to adjust to my surroundings.  I’m thankful for the people here that have helped me and I’m sure I’ll continue to learn my way around tomorrow.

This is definately going to be a challenging and great experience!  I’m excited to start working tomorrow in the electrophysiotherapy departement; there I will be doing different techniques to help patients with pain relief.

I’ll continue to keep you updated and thanks again for all your prayers and support!