So we are going to be in Bageshwar for the next month and a half or so, for our new project. Got here on Monday and am finding a routine. Came into Bageshwar today to meet with the Chief Medical Officer to ask him some questions about some of the things outlined in the NRHM. Of course no one told us yesterday that today is a holiday, so the hospital was open for like 2 hours (I have no idea what people do when the hospital is closed...I didn't even know that was allowed) in the morning, and the CMO wasn't even there. We did manage to catch the deputy CMO but he wasn't very helpful and told us to come back another day for the information we wanted. Great start, huh. Since we're in the city, though, I think I'm going to take advantage of the tailors here and get some clothes made. I think we're going to be coming here every Sunday because it's the only place we can get an internet connection...I really don't understand how people in Chirag can get all their work done without the internet. It is completely beyond me. I guess given that they don't know English, the internet wouldn't be too useful to them, but there are a good number that know how to read English, and it's just so useful (and a little overwhelming) when you don't have a public health expert to turn to.
In other news, I need major help with my personal statement, and I have no idea what I'm doing this summer, nor do I have the means to look for a job at the moment...
More next week...
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