Friday, May 15, 2009

NEW placement and accomodations


Five weeks and counting until I depart. I have just received different accomodations and placements, evidently the ones that were on my site hadn't been removed from my try at this.

I will now be staying and volunteering at the Chella Nursing Home (pictured above) in the Sivagangai district of Tamil Nadu. The Chella Nursing Home is a privately funded hospital. The
departments it has are ENT, paediatrics and general surgeries. Their are 2 docs 20 nurses and 10 beds.

My supervisor is Dr.S. Paul Chellappa his wife Alice Chellappa is also a doctor at the clinic (OB/GYN.)

I will be staying upstairs in a room at the clinic since I am staying on the clinic campus I will be eating withh Mr Kulanthairajan's family, just a five minute cycle ride away. My contact in India insured me that my accomodations are safe and secure, so I will be bringing my camea gear with me so that I can get some good pictures of my trip. I have also been in contact with some fly fishing outfitters in India and hope to do some fishing for the Golden Saheer.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Placement and Accomodations

Update time:

Everything is finally starting to fall back in to place. Today I received my passport with my new Entry Visa for India. I was a little scared that the kind people of India may not let me in to their country, but they are. I also have received my placement and accommodations, and they are actually the same as they previously were.

I will be working at the R.S. Ortho Hospital in Rajapalayam. This is a privately funded hospital that does general medicine, orthopedics, and physiotherapy. Their are 15 beds one doctor and 6 nurses. The departments are as follows: General Medicine, Orthopedics, Anesthesiology, and Surgery.

They have put me up in the Hotel Anandas Boarding & Lodging in Rajapalayam. I am staying in a single room with two single beds, table and chair, wardrobe, a ceiling fan and an attached bath room with indian closet and bucket + mug shower. Their is a small restaurant on the first floor of the hotel where I will be eating all of my meals. Most of the meals they serve will be vegetarian and are served with rice and lots of rice products.

Thats all for now check back for more info.