Dia numero uno.

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Mis dia numero uno empesce con !pum!. En la viaje de Nueva York al Guatemala Ciudad, conosco un hombre que esta de Guatemala Ciudad, pero el trabaho en Nueva York. El me dice todos los avisos sobre Guatemala, me da el nUmero de telEfono, y tambien el me da una brazeleta de amistad. Cuando llego al aeroporte en la ciudad, casi inmediatamente Gloria y Hiu-Fai me ven, y nosotros salimos junctos. Yo veo el equipaje cuando ellas usan el baNo -- !de repente! -- oigo me nombre. Luisa y Regina, dos estudiantes de Universidad Francisco Marroquin, estan alli para nos recoger y manejar al Centro de Emergencia por Maternales y Infantales (CEMI), donde vivamos. Voy con Regina, y nosotros somos perdidos dentro de media hora...pero llegamos al CEMI pronto. Entonces, Regina traiga me al centro mercado, donde ella me da cuatro aguacotes para regales (que cuestan dos quetzales, como vienti y cinco cents de EEUU). Tambien, cambio dollares por quetzales, y compro frijoles negros y tomates.
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Tan pronto como llegamos al CEMI otra vez, conosco Mario, otro estudiante, y el me pregunta por ayuda -- el necessita assistir tres partos, y tambien hay un hombre con sangre de cabeza.
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El me dice curar el hombre...asi entro la cuarto y introdusco miyo, !pero el hombre es muy emborrachado! Apperentamente, el tomO siete tazas de alcohol pura, entonces el cayo y de su cabeza con la tierra. En el cuarto, la enfermera esta provechIssima, y ella me trae toga esterIl y implementos de cirugia, y ella empesce flujo intravenoso. Irrigo todo la cabeza, entonces corto la pelo cerca de herida, pero sigue sangrado. Pongo mucho precion sobre de herida, pero le duele. Por eso, inyecto anestesia antes de proceder. (No se cuantos pesos tiene, pero supongo es menos de ciento kilogrammas; por eso, uso menos de cinco millilitres de 2% lidocaine). Entonces, coso la herida y traigo el hombre al espAcio de rehabilitaciOn.
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Despues de la actividad, yo finalmente voy al mi cuarto y desembalo mis cosas. ?Que es por la cena? Aguacotes y tomates, ?como na?

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My first day begins with a bang! On the way from New York to Guatemala City, I meet a man who is from Guatemala City, but who works in New York now. He gives lots of advice about Guatemala, gives me his telephone number, and even gives me a Friendship Bracelet. When I arrive at the airport in the city, almost immediately Gloria and Hiu-Fai see me, and we leave together. I look after the luggage while the girls use the bathroom -- when suddenly -- I hear my name. Luisa and Regina, two students from the Universidad Francisco Marroquin, are there no pick us up and drive us to the Centro de Emergencia por Maternales y Infantales (CEMI), where we are to live. I go with Regina, and we are lost before a half hour is up...but we arrive at CEMI soon enough. Then, Regina brings me to the central market, where she gives me a gift of four avocados (which cost two quetzals, which is like 25 cents). Also, I change dollars for quetzals, and I buy black beans and tomatoes.
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As soon as we get back to CEMI again, I meet Mario, another student, and he asks me for help -- he needs to attend to three pregnancies, and there is also a man with bleeding from his head.
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He tells me to attend to the man...so I enter his room and introduce myself, but the man is really drunk! Apparently, he drank seven shots of pure alcohol, and then he fell and hit his head against the ground. In the room, the nurse was incredibly helpful, and she brought me a sterile gown, instruments for surgery, and she starts intravenous fluids. I irrigate the whole head, and then I cut the hair around the wound, but it continues to keep bleeding. I put a lot of pressure over the wound, but that causes him a lot of pain. Because of that, I inject anesthesia before proceeding. (I don't know how much he weighs, but I suppose it is less than 100 kg; so I use less than 5 ml of 2% lidocaine). Then, I sew the wound and bring him to the recovery area.
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After the activity, I finally go to my room and unpack my things. What is there for dinner? Well, avocados and tomatoes, of course!