Hi everyone,
Here is an update from what happened this week. All good stuff!
1.) Epilepsy Presentation en "Escuela Libre de Psicologia"
On Wednesday, I presented on stage in the auditorium at this school, which is basically another university. The title of the presentation was "Epilepsy from a Psychological Perspective" which started out with the basics of what epilepsy is and how to help someone during a seizure, but then went on to explain the methods in which a psychologist can help someone with epilepsy. There was actually a really good turnout and afterward, I was able to distribute around 40 business cards. The presentation took about 45 minutes, and then another 40 minutes to answer questions. It was such a nice feeling to be able to make an impact.
2.) Thanksgiving
On Thursday, I celebrated Thanksgiving here in Puebla with my wonderful friends. I spent a few hours making a traditional "dressing" but unfortunately, our oven wasn't working. So I found a recipe to make dressing on the stove top. Surprisingly, it turned out really well.
That night, I met my friend Mauro and we went to our friend Izchel's house. There ended up being 7 of us total, and we all brought something to add to the American-Mexican Thanksgiving dinner. Our dishes included chicken, mashed potatoes, cole slaw, dressing, wine, and a large bowl of guacamole. :-) It was actually a very delicious Thanksgiving dinner! Before eating, we went around the table and said what we were thankful for, and then did a toast, saying "salud", which means "cheers" or "to your health".
We finished dinner with a homemade cake from Izchel and lots of talking. I am definitely thankful for having such good friends.
3.) Monthly Conference
Today (Saturday November 30) our support group had a monthly conference in Hospital Betania. Another doctor came in and spoke about the relationship between doctors and patients, and then showed some videos regarding epilepsy. However, the most interesting part was the people I met. I was introduced to a girl around my age who has a more intense form of epilepsy and therefore, cannot read or write. However, she can talk and communicate well. She is often home alone due to the fact that she most likely cannot work, but I now have a goal in finding something that she can do each day. She is very upbeat and there is most likely an opportunity waiting for her. :-)
I spoke to another man whose daughter has epilepsy. He said she heard a couple months ago that there is an epilepsy support group in Puebla and they want to learn more. I asked how she heard and he said she mentioned having seen someone on the Televisa channel of television. I asked if that happened in early September. It turns out, his daughter had seen me speak on that program before returning home and now they want to help out with our group. I talked about upcoming conferences and events and he was very interested. He also asked me to come to his school and present.
Before leaving, Dr. Coyac introduced me to the man who presented. Dr. Coyac told him that I want to get experience with social work before getting my MSW and the other doctor said I can come to his office and he is going to set me up with some opportunities to volunteer here for experience.
This has been the week of Thanksgiving and am definitely thankful for all that has happened!
I hope everyone has a great weekend!
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