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Last week we had our weekly clinical class (pictures attached).  It’s about three hours or so of observing/interviewing patients every Wednesday morning.  This time it was during a sandstorm, which, if you come here, I’m sure you’ll get to experience for yourself.  We started off meeting a Bedouin man who told us about some of the Bedouin’s cultural history.  Then we headed to the local school to talk with the principle about education in the community and the superintendent happened to be there and joined us as well.  Later we were able to sit with a woman who used to work at a local clinic before her funding was cut.  She explained the difficulties imposed on her in regard to providing care now.  We asked things like, “can you go to the people’s houses or have them come to yours to at least educate them?” - something that would seem perfectly acceptable back home.  Unfortunately, in her community, this would be considered very inappropriate and ...

Sam, Justine and Chase at the Physician's Oath ceremony These first few weeks of the second semester have moved incredibly fast.  The classes keep us (or at least me) much busier.  This place is amazing though.  It’s already getting warmer.  The winter itself only lasted about 2 months and was extremely mild (nothing like what we would have back home in Wisconsin.)   Because of the previous cold weather and the higher amount of classwork (just finished a global health module on nutrition that I highly recommend to any future students), there’s not too many extracurricular things to comment on right how.  However, this coming week a good amount of first-years are heading to Budapest, the second years are putting on a second annual talent show, and there will hopefully be some hiking or camping in the South.   We did get to go to Umm Batin again today.  Umm Batin is a town about 20 minutes outside of Beer Sheva that has a mostly, if not co...