The wifi on the ship is almost non-existent. I really feel like a missionary being as completely cut off from the universe as I can possibly be. They tell us the library is where we can get signal, but since two days ago I haven't been able to load one page. I can't help but feel like things are s little archaic sometimes. Wifi would fix a lot of isolation problems, and the need for the line of people waiting to use the phone.. and so many other inconveniences that everyone seems to be oblivious to. The military is stuck in the 1950s, but I do feel grateful that I am allowed to be here and help in whatever small way they'll let me, although they haven't been letting me do much of anything. After being called off yesterday I now have 2 days off. I wanted to sign up for a shore clinic, or to join one of the teams going inland to teach helping babies breath and other midwifing classes, but the lists were full before we even boarded the boat. The class yesterday had no one show up anyways. It looks like there is a huge politics problem going on between the navy and the local government, and although there are tons of kids who need help, the gov is not letting them come. They said there was only 1 pediatric patient that showed up yesterday. One theory is that the local hospital is preventing the word from getting out because they want the revenue from the surgeries. What a sad thing. It's also millions of American dollars down the toilet to run this operation and have no patients show up! A lot of people are frustrated. In the meantime I'm a solitary ghost wandering the halls and trying to find enough wifi to post in the blog. I'm so sore from passing dead time in the gym that I can hardly lift another weight.
1100 I'm so seasick. Ever since I've been on the boat I've been a little woozy but still functional, but today I'm struggling worse than ever. The boat has this subtle rocking motion going on and I am the only person that can even feel it. I'm not super nauseated but every time I feel the rock I get way lightheaded and dizzy. I feel like I have to lay down all day, which makes me look like I'm super lazy. Oh well I guess there's worse things. I'm grateful that I'm not sick from food or norovirus. I'm grateful that I don't have to be working right now when I can barely stand up for short periods of time. And I'm especially grateful that I got to call Garrett earlier and say hi.
2200: We saw dolphins! After our evening muster the sea was calm, so we went out on the deck for a little bit. Some splashing caught our eye. When I realized what it was I very squealed so loud that I felt a little foolish after. 
They circled the ship for a while and then we saw them jumping off in the distance for a long time. It would've been easier to see if it was daytime, but we definitely had a better view than what I could get in the low light with my camera. It made me feel like I was living a full life to see that. It's amazing to see the world of life below us. Earlier we saw a school of fish dart around the side of the boat, and what could have been a small swordfish too. I hope the dolphins come back in the daytime. That was memorable.
No comments:
Post a Comment