Hey,
greetings from Malta!
I am doing my placements at the hospital. I did six weeks at gynae ward, now I am doing two weeks at obstetrics (maltese babies are so adorable!) and then two weeks with kids. Maltese people work 12 hours a day, so I have been working a lot here. They do things very differently here than they do in Finland. The hygiene at the hospital was pretty shocking to me at first. The hospital could be from Finland like 30 years ago. They still chart everything on paper, which takes a lot of time and energy. After working long days, I am trying to remember to relax once in a while! Luckily, the weather is starting to be really warm and there is a swimming pool right outside my door.
The main island Malta is a really small and after working 12 hours, there isn’t a lot to do. On my days off I try to go and see other parts of the island and I still need to go see the other islands. Luckily, there still is a lot to see on this island so I won’t get bored on my days off.
I live at the University Residence. I have a roommate and in our flat lives about 12 other people. Even though the Residence itself isn’t in the best condition, you always have people around to do stuff with and you don’t really get lonely even if you tried.
Malta is like a one big outdoors museum so there really is a lot to see. Everything is old and historic. I don’t know how they all fit in this small island, but there are 365 churches here. That is one for every day of the year. Malta has a big and colorful history and it shows all around the island. Even St. Paul shipwracked here! Even Napoleon, the Britts and Romans had an impact on the history in this small but beautiful country.
Hope everyone is having a great experience!
-Elsa
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