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Christine B.

Cape Town, South Africa
Hometown: San Francisco

Christine was born in San Francisco where she grew up before moving to San Mateo to attend Hillsdale High School where she graduated in 2015 and entered the San Mateo Community College District school(s). Up until Spring 2018, she was set to to graduate with an associate in deaf history and communication where she sought out work to be a medical interpreter. After having hand and wrist surgery and finding out her time as an interpreter would be limited, she gave it some thought and decided to change her major. Since she wanted to enter the medical field as an interpreter, she thought it would be a great opportunity to work as a nurse where she could help patients both as a registered nurse and as a sign language interpreter if there is a need for one. Christine thought this would be the best option to utilize her knowledge of sign language and mesh it together with her love of helping people. 

 

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The One with the Roommates

By Christine B.

In my flat, I share my living space with three other girls. Of the four of us, two of them have their own rooms and I share my room with... keep reading

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The Scrubbing Process

By Christine B.

So, I thought today would be like any other day Monday spent in the surgical wing of the hospital. Get to work by 6:30am, make some coffee, read a textbook... keep reading

Expectations

By Christine B.

I think with any kind of internship or study abroad program, you need to have a level of independence to truly be successful. More often than not, someone won’t be... keep reading

The Reality

By Christine B.

If you have ever done any traveling whether or it’s been in the states or not, then you know what traveling usually entails. It means that you should be having... keep reading

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Internship Placement

By Christine B.

So my internship placement is at Maitland Cottage Children’s Orthopaedic Hospital. Maitland Cottage is a children’s hospital that specializes in the branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities... keep reading

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32 Hours Later...

By Christine B.

My journey began in San Francisco International airport, pit-stopped in Istanbul, Turkey, and ended in Cape Town, South Africa. The entire duration of my trip from start to finish to... keep reading

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