December 2009
4 posts
Last Days in Italy Part 3: A Tale of Two...
Pronto soccorso- emergency room and sala d’attesa- waiting room
I’ve never had to stay in an American hospital overnight (thank God), and I don’t claim to know much about the American healthcare system, but I do feel like I’ve gotten to know the Italian system pretty well. Here are some facts, observations, comparisons, etc.
-Italy has a national healthcare plan that...
What fresh hell is this?
My hard drive crashed… again.
Last Days in Italy 2 of 4: The People
Overall, spending a week in an Italian hospital and having to come home early was not the greatest experience, but if there was any good part, it was the people, so here are the most important five. Disclaimer: Ignore how I look in all of these pictures.
1. Anna- Anna was one of my four roommates at the second hospital and the only one who was there the whole time. She was a really cute old...
Last Days in Italy: Part 1 of 4
A cappuccino I got the morning before all this started, after falling flat on my face, but before being rushed to the emergency room.
I’ve been back back for a week now, and how I ended up back here is quite the long an involved story. I ended my (almost) semester abroad with some very bad news and a week long stay in the hospital. This whole fiasco deserves more than one post, so...