feeling better...

Ok, I am feeling better, and rested from this week. Just want everyone to know I am okay and doing better. I am now going to enjoy Shavuot with friends. Back to work on Tuesday. Hope everyone at home is doing well.

Love you all! Only 2 more months!

I officially saved a life...FOR REAL!!!

So I had my first successful cpr the other day! I was helping with compressions, suctioning, breathing and lots more, and we got the patients pulse back and still had it when we got her to the hospital. It felt amazing to now be able to say I really saved a life.

Then yesterday I was in a car accident with the ambulance but it wasnt bad and I am okay. I promise I am safe and being careful.

Last night though, on my night shift I had an insane call. I had my first prisoner in the ambulance with a police officer coming with for the transport. He was chased on his motorcycle by the cops, and ended up crashing his bike into a bench and breaking it taking part of it with the bike, that landed in and sort of under a parked car nearby, and the other part of the bike broke another cars window, and the patient landed further ahead. I took some pics so I will have to post those later. It was really interesting to see that he was actually alive with the way this accident looked.

Now I am off until Tuesday so we shall see what next week brings!

Trip to the North...

So this past weekend we went on a trip up north to the Golan Heights. We were able to Syria from a lookout point at the beginning of the weekend, then went on a beautiful 3 hour hike which some of the pictures will be on here in which we went by the waterfalls during it as well. Then the next day we went to a Kibbutz where if we had climbed over the fence we would be in Lebanon. We were able to see the United Nations buildings there, the army vehicles driving along the border, etc. Just realizing how close we actually were was very interesting. Then after that we went Kayaking for the afternoon, before going back and getting ready for Shabbat. Then on Saturday we had an optional hike, a group discussion, and just a day of relaxation which was great. The mosquitos definitely got to me though over the weekend and I now have a bunch of bug bites. The weekend is over now, and its back to work today for me. Lets see what experiences I face today.

I passed my course!!! :)

Ok, sorry its been a while. So as I said, I took an advanced course with MDA this past week or so. I did the 88 hour course and the course Natan which is the ICU course. I learned how to prepare meds to give in IVs, learned how to do an IV, how to deliver babies, and much more. I passed the course, and can now do all of this when working on the ambulance. I am really excited to get to expand my skills on the ambulance.

Yesterday, we had a seminar again for my program and we learned about the disengagement. After that, we ended the day with the MASA Mega Event. This is a celebration for all the Israel long term programs including my program. They took us to the Latrun armored corps location, and we had the Prime Minister speak to us, and bands performed, they had fireworks and much more. It was so much fun. My mom has access to all of these pictures if anyone would like to see.

It is almost 4 months already that I have been here in Israel, and time has flown by. I am now living in a different apartment with one of my friends from the program. Her name is Nadine, and she is from New Jersey. We get along great, and I am so happy to be living with her. I will keep updating more often now that my courses are over.

Miss you and love you all!

More updates...

Ok, so I took a course this week again with MDA. I got to learn about icu medications, learn how to start an iv, learned more about birth, and much more. It was a lot of fun being with my friends in class again. Now this week is back to working on the ambulance. The weather is amazing, and I am now living with my friend Nadine in a 2 person apartment instead of a 4. It is a lot of fun.

Some pictures from Yom Ha'atzmaut

I got to celebrate my first independence day here in Israel, and I had an amazing time. I met many people at my friends house, and even worked an event with the ambulance in which I took some nice pictures so here are a few...

Happy Mothers Day!!!

Getting ready for this week's festivities...

As for the weather during Pesach it was very warm out all week. Now we went back to typical Spring weather, but it is still a lot warmer than NY is now. I have not had time to go swimming yet, but I live 5 minutes from the beach so I will get the opportunity all summer. It is so pretty this time of year with this weather though.

Anyway, tonight begins the holiday of Yom Hazikaron which is the memorial for the soldiers, and then tomorrow night as it ends begins Yom Ha'atmaut, the Israeli Independence Day. There are lots of events and programs going on the next day or so, and work is busier because of it as well. It will be interesting to see how they celebrate their independence day compared to how we do July 4th. This is the 60th birthday of Israel though so its even more special this year. I will definitely post all about it after the celebrations are over.

This week at work and last has been going well. Still pretty busy, and learning more and more each day. Monday begins my next course for MDA, and I will be learning how to start a line with IVs as well as many other things. I am really looking forward to that.

Hope everyone at home is doing well. I miss you and love you all!