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About to head out to the airport to begin a trip to Ho Chi Minh that will end on Feb. 2. Since we cross the international date line, we will have no Feb. 1, 2009. We will also be on a plane during the Super Bowl. From here we go to Houston then on to LA and from there we go to Taipei Taiwan before catching our flight to Ho Chi Minh. We'll spend Monday night there and then fly to Vinh to begin our work. Here is the tentative schedule for the month we will spend at the hospital.
Week 1: work in Newborn Unit and Ped Intensive care, round with staff, take census and report on patients
Week 2 + 3: work in Respiratory dept (in and outpatient) visit local schools for asthma survey. census of inpatients on respiratory. Work on environmental survey
Week 4: continue work, Infection control

Should be fun, we can't wait to get over there. Will post again once we arrive.

-Conrad

So the subplot for this trip will actually revolve around luggage. As those close to me may know, I have a piece of luggage made by a company (that will remain nameless for now) that touts the bag as the max size for a legal carry on. I received it several years ago for Christmas (thanks Mom!), having no idea that it would change my life. This bag is easily the best present I have ever received. I can't remember the last time I needed to check a bag for a trip that wasn't a 2 week fly fishing excursion http://www.flyfishinglodge.com/.
This bag fits everything and you can just keep stuffing junk in it and the zippers will still close and it will still fit in an overhead bin. I am pretty sure I could fit my chocolate lab, Nola, into this thing and no one would notice. My love for this object rivals my man crushes on Drew Brees, Chris Paul and the entire peds cardiology staff at Ochsner.
Kelli got so sick of me rambling on about this bag during our interview season that she finally broke down and decided to buy one. While looking online she was unable to find one in stock in her favorite color (Colgate red, of course). So, ever doubtful of my advice, she decides to purchase a bag from another company. She is quite confident that it will hold up as well as mine. My money is on the fact that I will be cramming her stuff into my wonderful bag for the return trip home since hers will have fallen apart somewhere between the Mekong Delta and Cambodia. Stay tuned...