so my other micro teaching example, on valves went very well as well as my no mask breathing, i averaged about a 4.6 out of five and i practiced any other skills with which i had troubles. the good thing is, i keep thinking one day at a time, but keep a little eye on what's coming so that i'm prepared. i finally had some time to myself made dinner and had a great convo with my mom, using up two phone cards, but feeling the reconnection to canada a great relief which promoted a great night's sleep. yesterday i had similar success. after being the translator for the group as we went to go get our medical forms signed by the spanish doctor, i was put into the spanish group (and felt wonderful about my comprehension of the briefings as well as instructions, i think i may have impressed myself more than the boys) and we went out to do our open water skills. luckily my knot knowledge proved strong and i completed both my bowline and my sheetbend proficiently, dad you'd be proud. i also performed my skills very well, my one problem was that i didn't catch a problem, not because of my own negligence but because my "student" couldn't perform the problem correctly. otherwise, i would have had perfect. pretty great for a days work. we packed up and headed home where i used my marlin from the night before to make a yummy stirfry and settled into a night of endulgence of television watching and knot practice.
today is a rare day where no presentations are performed and we are simply sponges absorbing the content for our three presentations tomorrow. one of my classmates who has recently dropped out of the program, due to a little case of malaria, is preparing a dinner for a couple of us. don't worry, i know how malaria is transmitted and i'm keeping the bugspray flowing. also dengay, another sickness transmitted through mosquitos, is rampid on the island, the bone cracking sickness they call it. luckily, my time in mexico has built me a strong immunity and so far so good, not a lot of bugs like me and i'm just needing to hold on one week without succumbing to some unfortunate illness. it is enough to create paranoia, but i prefer to think of myself as one who has been through enough in the past month and a half that it would just be cruel and unusual punishment for anything else to happen to me during this stressful time.
wish me luck. love to all.
posted by kate @ 10:22 AM
1 Comments:
Hello again,
Thanks for the long post. I didn't realize the course would be over in a week--or are those mid-terms? I guess you know this, but malaria and dengue fever can be spread by humans as well as mosquitoes.
Good luck--stay safe!!
Much love, Daddyo
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