This journey has been amazing so far. We have seen so many amazing things that I could have only dreamed of. All of the touring today really opened my eyes to how many beautiful things there are here and how blessed I am to be here with wonderful people. I do miss back home more than I can say, but I am so glad that I took this trip.
Yesturday we met with the district nurses. It was a great experience and an inside perspective on the NHS here. It was eye-opening for what we are going towards back home. Not to get political, but I am scared of what is to come for us. The government will control everything; we as nurses have no power to advocate for our patients what so ever. I think what really hit me was their uniforms and all of the paperwork. Yes, we all wear what ever color scrubs the hosptials ask us to....but they are not what the government tells us to wear. To have a NHS lanyard around your neck for your badge, instead of a Riverside or OSU one, is scary to me. Ok, off my soap box..but just something I observed.
Otherwise, touring yesturday and today have been great. The castles were amazing to see and took my breath away. There is so much history that I can feel the people that have passed by there around us. Coventry Cathedral was so moving and beautiful. The lesson of reconciliation is so powerful and it was life changing to be in the actual place where all of that took place.
Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings! (PS, I already have 240 pictures and it's only day 3 and we haven't even been to London yet!!)
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