Thursday, June 28, 2012


 Day 3 - en los médicos clases de español.
         Today was a very interesting day. We were told that we would be going on an investigation to the Historical Center of Guadalajara. The center is about a 30 minute drive from where we are staying. We were told to take a taxi. When we told our house mother and her nephew, they decided that he would go with us, for safety. I had no idea what we were in store for. The streets were very busy on the way there, especially during rush hour traffic. The driving and rules of the road are a lot different from the states. As we entered the roundabout we were amazed to see all of the political campaigning that was taking place. Today was the last day for campaigners to make a lasting impression on the public. Some of the supporters held signs and wore masks that looked like one of the presidential candidates face. I had never seen anything like it. There were buses with campaign signs plastered on them, megaphones chanting their presidential candidates’ names and trucks with signage honking in tune. The people of Guadalajara, Mexico take a lot of interest in politics. They have a voice and they want it to be heard. It is competitive between the different political parties, but it seems to be peaceful.
Once we arrived at the Center we had to find answers to 8 questions about the surrounding area. While we walked around looking for answers to our questions we saw campaign booths set up in a large plaza. Each booth was giving food or small gifts away to anyone that came by. Our house mother’s nephew said that if you give the people a gift, then you will get their vote. He also said that today was the last day for campaigning before the election. The election is July 1st.
We finished our investigation quickly before it became dark. It is a beautiful and very architecturally stunning area, but we were told that it was not safe to be there after dark. I will blog about the some of my favorite historical finding from the center tomorrow.    
One thing that I always have to remember with nursing is, PATIENT ADVOCACY!!
Favorite Spanish sentence of the day – A que es alergico?

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