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Date: 18 May 2006 16:51:31
I'm missing Swansea lots. Last week, I decided I was going to stay here this weekend. I want to explore the area and am hoping to find the local Methodist church too. And im also meeting my mum's friend (who just happens to live here) for Sunday lunch in a local pub (typical Methodist - church followed by pub! ;) ). So it should be ok. But, several of the other students have got nearly a week off, because of the way there off duty has worked out and so they've gone back to Swansea for the next week. And I'm stuck down here till next Friday.
My placements going alright. I get on well with the staff on the ward and the students I'm living with. I've settled into the ward, so I no longer feel like I'm walking around like a headless chicken, trying to find everything. But our shifts aren't as flexible as I would like. Its arkward because the person who writes the student off duty works part time in the community, so she comes in, states what days we should work, and then goes again. I can make requests on the bottom of the off duty, but the form there at the moment only goes up to next week, so there isn't any space for me to make requests after that. Next time I'll look, the new sheet will be there, and all filled in. Not giving us any choice over when we would like our days off to be. And she's not the easiest person to approach. Everytime I've said anything to her, politely, about our off duty, shes snapped my head off. Not very encouraging for me to approach her again in the future. There are some staff members who i can sweet talk into changing my shifts for me, but firstly this does not include my mentor and secondly they will only make small adjustments. There are things, like the next SCM gathering, that I'd like to get to, and I think its going to be difficult to sort out. All the students are supernumary, so they don't need us to make up numbers on the ward, but we are supposed to work with our mentors, so my shifts largely depend on what my mentor is doing. But I don't have the same social life as my mentor - she's requested different times to me off. And shes not the best mentor either. Oh, grr!!! I want a real live hug.