Monkey Brain Musings

I'm clearly not the best self promoter...I forgot to mention my new FB page! My fundraising team strongly suggested that I create a Face Book page specific to my trips, so I have. Please feel free to follow my adventures and inspirations on FB, as well as here on my blog, and pass my page on to anyone who might be interested. Thank you, have a wonderful day, and be good humans! Ox    https://www.facebook.com/Monkeybrainmusings?ref=bookmarks Note the beautiful leopard print travel accessories... ;)

It's been an exciting, and busy, week for me. Tuesday evening, I invited a handful of amazingly supportive women over, to discuss my upcoming fundraiser. It truly warmed my heart to have the support (and excitement) of people I have only known for a short time. We came up with some brilliant ideas, and I am hoping to get a date and band nailed down before I leave for Haiti.  I also experienced the wonder of the Dollar Tree...how have I missed this place in my almost 49 years on earth?!? Nothing makes my Monkey Brain happier than being uber organized...and animal print organizers. I had this random list of odds and ends, and I found it all at the DT. :) This afternoon I had a Skype meeting with Dr. Joe and Linda, it was so wonderful to see them again and we're very excited to be working together again. This trip will help Dr. Joe and I flesh out an Ultrasound Training program for the Haiti staff, and will help me design a training module/protocol for future Sonographers who will

In 3 1/2 weeks I will be on my way back to Haiti!! It's come up so fast and I am thrilled and slightly panicked at the same time. I will be taking quite a financial hit to go back to Haiti so soon. My incredibly supportive boss has given me the time off to go, but I don't have enough PTO (Paid Time Off) saved up to cover all of the hours I will miss. I'm flying on a wing and a prayer...and picking up as much overtime and Call as I can handle, without wiping myself out before leaving. I don't have a better explanation for going back so soon, except to say that I need to. One of the ways in which MTI wants to use me is to help determine whether or not the Ultrasound Training programs are working. So, I will return to Terra Blanche and see if my grateful "students" have put any of my teaching to use. I'm thrilled to be working with Dr. Joe and Linda again, the rest of the team will be new to me. I've also taken a break from studying Haitian Creole, to wri