Buenas!
I’ve been in Spain now a little bit over a month for doing my practical trainings in Torremolinos at private hospital. I’m studying nursing and my first training is nearly coming to end, I’ve been working in a surgical and medical ward. Hospital is very international and working staff are friendly and helpful. I was told that here in Spain students are not allowed to do so much or participate to actual operations while they’re doing their practical trainings. Assumes turned out to be completely wrong because nurses trusts you and allowed to do a lot of things by yourself for example cannulate patient without supervisior. The most of the patients in the hospital are from Nordic countries, so they prefer to speak swedish or english rather than spanish. I’ve managed to see and work different fields of nursing in the hospital during my practical training for example I’ve worked couple of days in dialysis, operation theather and ICU. These seven weeks has flew by very quickly, I’ve learned a lot -especially my practical skills has improved.
Even thought I’ve been working at the hospital Monday to Friday I’ve managed to enjoy and explore the most of Spains lifestyle. Travelling in here is easy and cheap, by train you can go almost everywhere here in southern Spain. I’ve done a little day trips with my friend Elli to Fuengirola, Benalmadena, Ronda, Sevilla and next week we’re going to Madrid to see few friends.
Here in Spain the food is delicious even thought the eating hours are something that I need to get used to -for example they’re having lunch at 14 o’clock or dinner between 21 to 22 o’clock.
Spanish people are very outgoing and easy to talk with so it’s been great to communicate with locals. Couple weeks ago here were celebrating Semana Santa and the processions blocked all the streets and moving there was a bit difficult. But the weather is finally treating us well, almost everyday temperature has been above 20 degrees that’s the one thing that we’ve been eagerly waited for.
Overall Spain has given it’s best in these almost two months, coming here was definitely right choice for doing my practical trainings.
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