London!

Yesterday Phil and I decided to take the train into London! It took about an hour and then we took the underground tube to Hyde Park. From there we bought tickets for a double decker bus tour of london. while waiting, I ate some carrot and orange cake...delicious! The tour took about two and half hours. When we first got on it was sunny and warm so we went straight up to the top in the front. The sun soon went away and we froze! When we got off we could barely move. I got to see just about everything you could want to see. It was all gorgeous. i really need to come back for a few weeks to see everything in detail. We went past Big Ben right at 4 so we got to hear it bonging. I'll be posting pictures slowly....there are a lot!!

Flying high to England...

Tea Time

So finally in England. Yesterday I was picked up by my mom's cousin Phil and his wife Sue. We drove past Windsor Castle, the horse races, Thames river, and where the Magna Carta was signed to Phil and Sue's house. Already had lunch at a pub: fish, chips, and mushy peas of course. Charlie, Sue's daughter, came to spend the weekend. It has been great hanging out with her. Today we went to Joan and Arthur's house....my Grandma's sister. Lots of family came and we all had a great time. At first David, Sue, Rheya, and Rhys were there. Rheya and Rhys look so much older than when I last saw pictures...both are so sweet. Then Sophie, Steve, Pierre, and Henry came...both boys are cute. It was so great to meet everyone. Lots of tea and chocolate biscuits. I'll post pictures later of of everyone! :) Alright...we're off to go out to the pub! Cheers love!

Flying high

So I was pleasantly surprised when I checked in that my flight was upgraded! Many thanks to my mom's cousin Phil who works at british airways. It was upgraded not once but twice! What does that mean? Oh it means free champagne. It means having a seat that extends completely flat to a bed. It means having 4 windows on the plane. It means having a 3 course meal of duck confit, braised beef ribs, and a fig tart. And of course the personal screen with unlimited movies, music and tv. I think everyone in this section was wondering what the heck I was doing here. I left Seattle on the most beautiful of nights. The sun had just set, reflecting off the water, and the sky was clear enough to see mountains on all sides. It is very surreal that I am really off to England and then to Zambia. I’m feeling much less nervous since I’ve been on the plane…but maybe that’s just all the champagne. :)

Match....

I am officially a pediatrician at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland Ohio. This is Case Western's children's hospital. This is an amazing program and hospital. And it should be interesting moving to the midwest..... :-)

You can check out the hospital here: http://www.uhhospitals.org/Default.aspx?alias=www.uhhospitals.org/rainbowchildren

The Countdown!

1 week until finished with medical school rotations
2 weeks until match day
3 weeks until leaving for Zambia

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Here's the Plan....

So I leave in less than 4 weeks...creeping up quickly! I leave Seattle on March 26th to fly in England to spend time with my Mom's family. I leave England on March 30th and land in Lusaka, Zambia on March 31st. From there I will be renting a plane to fly to Macha Mission Hospital is located. I will be there working until May 14th. I fly back to London and then to Seattle.
Or here's the brief version:

March 26th: Seattle to London
March 30th: London to Lusaka
April 1st: Lusaka to Macha

May 12th: Macha to Lusaka
May 14th: Lusaka to London
May 15th: London to Seattle