The patients are all locked up in long houses, while the ones deemed normal are allowed to roam the area
There Dr wilson gave us a tour and practises the hospital has in treating and handling mental patients.
Day4, Visit to the Government Mental Hospital
followed by a visit to the medan wildlife museum before calling day 3 in close
we had a rewarding meal at the end of the long day...
but the rewards at the end are priceless...
encountering years of dust, lizard waste, dried urine, all packaged with a trademark smell...
it's tedious cleaning up a very run down place
while the rest of us went about sweeping, wiping and mopping the premises
including the washing of their feets...
their basic grooming are cared for
besides entertaining them in the common area
including the elders themselves!
our job there is to give the whole place a clean
it's a free old folks home, run purely on donations
Day3, old folks home visit in the rural areas
a memorable night!
ending with a gift of appreciation to the president herself
where we had karaoke and some partying with the elders
Dinner that night was at the rotary president residence
And look what we found!
Visit to the local wet market
Ending with a christmas song before school dismissal.
we play largely knowledge based english games like trival (wheel of fortune) & hangman
For the secondary students
Thats for the primary kids!
it's a hit with the kids, not to mention interactive, the one with the correct answer gets a balloon prize.
where the children have to guess & answers posed to them in english
here, we make the balloons as prizes
The primary classrooms
And do they love balloons...
Our objectives includes student interaction and teaching english.
Here we are at the school
Still could not get enough of medan traffic, you need 6 eyes to drive here!
Day2 On our way to the local schools!
Regular night meetings before bed in prep for the following day's events
A night at Merdeka Walk
Rotary Fellowship Dinner
Lisa's granddad showing the rotary stand and bells
Getting to know the blind massage personel
Contributor and Donors board
The center also has a free clinic with a healthy strength of doctors
Close up of the donated machines
With a free dialysis center
The Medan Rotary Center
Getting used to Medan Traffic
Greetings by our Host & Rotaract Medan President at the airport
All board to Medan!
guess whose feet is who's?
group picture with the SGrunners