Two days of work at the Hogar San Pedro

Wow! It has been a week already since we´ve left Canada and time is flying by so fast here at the Hogar San Pedro. Yesterday morning, we started working at our different tasks at the Hogar. Every day, we rotate between the different stations that we are assigned to help out with. By far the most challenging so far, was to spend time with the patients; washing them, changing them, feeding them... However, the work we do is very rewarding as most of the patients are very friendly and appreciate our presence. Also, while counting and sorting pills, working in the laundry room and washing the floors might be a bit tedious at times, working with the younger patients in the pediatrics wing and helping out in the kitchen can be lots of fun.

Today, Nicholas and Constantin had the opportunity to go down to Lima for a part of the day to help pick up some items for the Hogar. They also had a chance to visit a bit of the city, go to the market and have lunch at a Chifa (Peruvian Chineses food) restaurant. The main purpose of their visit was to plan out the upcoming weekend during which the MSAHI group will most likely be attending a worlwide conference on Tuberculosis held in the center of Lima: what an opportunity! Hopefully, they will also have a chance to visit a bit of the capital and perhaps go paragliding.

Life at the Hogar is going very well, as we are getting used to our little routine. We appreciate buying our fruits and cereal at the corner stores or in the markets in the nearby town of Chosica. We are a very energetic bunch, always keen on holding a quick exercise session... So far, we have all been feeling fairly well healthwise except for Ana who seems to have caught a little something... nothing too serious though as we are very well looked after, here, at the Hogar.

Tomorrow, Peru will be the host of a national strike, or "paro". There will be no public transport and perhaps a few demonstrations... we are eager to see how things will go.

More news coming soon...