Sunday marked the start of our full week of clinical days. From Sunday to Thursday we didn't really do much of anything but the occasional trip to the Souq Waqif or to the grocery store. We have settled in to the time change and way of life here a little better. We're still blown away by the way that most Qatari people live so extravagantly here. Being at the hospital though, we have seen the large disparity among expat workers and the Qataris. It has been a grea...

The next few days in Doha were not as busy for us. After sleeping in until noon due to jetlag, the four of us met with Heather and walked to the Hamad Heart Hospital with Tay to send her off on her first day. All three of the hospitals we are placed at are next to each other and across the street from us. Once we said our goodbyes we visited the cafeteria where we found everything was so inexpensive! A bottle of water costs $0.35 Canadian. Meaghan discovered how ...

Wow, we have never hated airports and planes more than right now. The four of us bonded as we waited for 7 hours in the Montreal airport, driving mini shopping carts around and sleeping in the airport to pass time (while Lisa watched some amazing Harry Potter). We represented Canada well as we sprinted through Heathrow airport, through wrong terminals and buses. This led to missing our connection flight and waiting on the floor in the middle of the airport for a...