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Several
of the American nurses from our group presented lectures to nursing students in
Novgorod, and to physicians who teach in the nursing program in St. Petersburg.
Here, Heidi Gonzalez (center) presents information of Childbirth in
America. Other presentations included Long Term Care in the United States,
Nursing Assessment, AIDs Treatment, and Pain Management in
Cancer Care. |
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Deb
Lipsen (left) speaks to the students through her translator, Nadia. The audience
got a kick out of the few Russian words that she added to the lecture. Russian
students are very respectful of teachers and rarely ask questions. Betsy Fisk,
from our group, informed the group at the beginning of her lecture that she
expected questions and discussion when she was finished. This is unusual in a
Russian classroom, however the students responded enthusiastically.
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| Deb Lipsen
(left) speaks to a group of nursing students about Long Term Care in the
United States at the Novgorod Medical School. The translator, Jenna, did a
great job of conveying the information. |
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We traveled
in a comfortable, private motorcoach from Novgorod to St. Petersburg. Along the
way, we stopped to see this gingerbread style house. It is highly detailed and
carefully painted, adding a colorful touch to the countryside. The family who
own the house invited us in to see their neat and comfortable home. The children
in the photo met the bus and were rewarded with candy and gum from the
travelers. They happily pose for the photo.
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architecture of Old Russia was used in the design of the beautiful Restaurant
Podvorye in Pavlovsk, a small town outside of Pushkin. Here, one of the
travelers heads for our motorcoach after a delicious meal and great
entertainment. |
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Restaurant Podvorye served delicious traditional Russian cuisine, followed by
Georgian entertainment - singers and musicians. They achieved great audience
participation when they handed out wooden instruments that make a clicking sound
when snapped together (as the woman in the photograph is doing). We sounded
pretty good as we all joined the happy songs. |
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This is our
group of Russian travelers clearly enjoying a great meal at the Restaurant
Podvorye in Pavlovsk. The food included delicious soup, bread, chicken, stuffed
grape leaves, and many other fine dishes. |
