Today’s cases are all second stage and they turned out to be little adjustments to the architecture to make the ear look more normal. They are not particularly interesting to photograph unless you are a plastic surgeon documenting your work.
The day ended around 3. I went shopping to buy little things to give to the HUGS foundation for their auction and I showed one of the nurse anesthetists where she could buy coffee. Guatemalan coffee is really rich and delicious with no sharpnesses. But one pound bags of beans are heavy to bring home and take up luggage space as I have learned.
Instead of showing surgery photos, I am posting a few pictures of the streets and beautiful doors of this town. Antigua is quite old. The streets are cobblestone in a v-shape so that rain puddles in the middle can be very deep. The houses all have interesting doors and knockers. Some have little windows covered with bars to peer out and see who’s knocking. There are no traffic lights. Drivers in cars, buses and motorcycles all stop to allow pedestrians to cross. The layout of town is a numbered grid that makes it easy to get around.
There are many restaurants and bars that are all lively at night. Apparently this town is “protected” from crime because the drug lords all vacation here.
A Typical Antigua Door
The day ended early for everyone and we all split up to different places for dinner. I went out with Nancy for vegan food that was quite delicious. Most of us were in bed before 9.
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The Adventures of Anne 