Report of 6 Nov 2016
Good evening from our balcony!
The sea is under a haze, our beautiful bedspread gifted by my friend Joan is drying here, and it is nice to write.
Work has been great, as always. This week's class was on stroke. The health care workers are a diligent, enthusiastic, interested bunch: a total dream for a teacher. The session was lively, interactive, and some of the questions made me recall points I had missed, e.g., that physiotherapy plays an integral role in helping stroke-afflicted patients recover.
Kovalam was also nice - the seaside village has its own joys: a fisherfolk population, a tendency for folks to look out for each other, everyone knows everyone, etc. I usually get there between 0730 and 0800 and there are already patients waiting. Folks also tend to listen to what we have to say, and I like that. There are a fair number of noncompliant patients, and we turn them over to our community workers, who likely have a better understanding of the patients' psyche than we nonresidents do.
Both sons emailed this week and we also saw their posts on FB. While the profanity and choice of matter is not quite our preference, it is still nice to see the young men express themselves. We discussed the movies Scott and I saw yesterday - "Dr. Strange" and "Mr. Church" - and Naren informed us that the character of the Ancient One was originally Tibetan. Perhaps, some year, the casting powers will stick with authenticity instead of name draws, like Matt Damon being cast in a Chinese flick.
We went out to eat this week, not doing that too often because I cook regularly; the buffet was good and we enjoyed it. Scott deliberately wore pants he could loosen :).
All the best to all in the U.S. for the elections!
Unw -
R
The sea is under a haze, our beautiful bedspread gifted by my friend Joan is drying here, and it is nice to write.
Work has been great, as always. This week's class was on stroke. The health care workers are a diligent, enthusiastic, interested bunch: a total dream for a teacher. The session was lively, interactive, and some of the questions made me recall points I had missed, e.g., that physiotherapy plays an integral role in helping stroke-afflicted patients recover.
Kovalam was also nice - the seaside village has its own joys: a fisherfolk population, a tendency for folks to look out for each other, everyone knows everyone, etc. I usually get there between 0730 and 0800 and there are already patients waiting. Folks also tend to listen to what we have to say, and I like that. There are a fair number of noncompliant patients, and we turn them over to our community workers, who likely have a better understanding of the patients' psyche than we nonresidents do.
Both sons emailed this week and we also saw their posts on FB. While the profanity and choice of matter is not quite our preference, it is still nice to see the young men express themselves. We discussed the movies Scott and I saw yesterday - "Dr. Strange" and "Mr. Church" - and Naren informed us that the character of the Ancient One was originally Tibetan. Perhaps, some year, the casting powers will stick with authenticity instead of name draws, like Matt Damon being cast in a Chinese flick.
We went out to eat this week, not doing that too often because I cook regularly; the buffet was good and we enjoyed it. Scott deliberately wore pants he could loosen :).
All the best to all in the U.S. for the elections!
Unw -
R
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