lunch was at Lisa's favorite Nasi Ayam Store
There Dr wilson gave us a tour and practises the hospital has in treating and handling mental patients.
All board to Medan!
Day4, Visit to the Government Mental Hospital
The patients are all locked up in long houses, while the ones deemed normal are allowed to roam the area
some stories from the patients can be rather sad too
And do they love balloons...
while the rest of us went about sweeping, wiping and mopping the premises
With a free dialysis center
A night at Merdeka Walk
a memorable night!
And look what we found!
where the children have to guess & answers posed to them in english
we play largely knowledge based english games like trival (wheel of fortune) & hangman
Visit to the local wet market
where we had karaoke and some partying with the elders
we had a rewarding meal at the end of the long day...
Hangman games with secondary classes
their basic grooming are cared for
Merdeka walk
ending with a gift of appreciation to the president herself
Getting used to Medan Traffic
a singing performance!
A night to remember!
more balloons!
followed by a visit to the medan wildlife museum before calling day 3 in close
encountering years of dust, lizard waste, dried urine, all packaged with a trademark smell...
The Tamil Temple Visit
Day3, old folks home visit in the rural areas
including the washing of their feets...
Greetings by our Host & Rotaract Medan President at the airport
Our objectives includes student interaction and teaching english.
Thats for the primary kids!
The center also has a free clinic with a healthy strength of doctors
Getting to know the blind massage personel
And balloons come standard!
our job there is to give the whole place a clean
The Medan Rotary Center
Close up of the donated machines
Regular night meetings before bed in prep for the following day's events
Ending with a christmas song before school dismissal.
The primary classrooms
Contributor and Donors board
Day2 On our way to the local schools!
Rotary Fellowship Dinner
but the rewards at the end are priceless...
& see how big their fruits are!
up to Brastagi Highlands!
Here we are at the school
Dinner that night was at our very hospitable rotary president's home again