We did our PCL entitled 'Lost in the Bush', about a 13 year old playful girl named Samar of Turkish descent (she wears a 'tudung', which was mistaken for a scarf in our handout) who was separated from her friends during a camp as a result of falling into the bush while playing a foll with her friends. Mapped out learning objectives which included hypothermia, fractures and some touchy-feely stuff. We had a briefing from a police officer and a park ranger regarding emergency services and the mobilisation of resources in the event of a Search and Rescue operation in such mountainous and snowy terrain. Later we were given the opportunity to interview some of the local residents to get their views on their experience of living in a rural area. Surprisingly, there was a Malaysian who has been living here for 14 years (she's originally from PJ :p). I was amazed by her view on the pros and cons of living in metropolitan areas and why she chose to come here. Others went on a visit to the local community health centre here, which was manned by a few nurses (GP comes by 2-3 times a week), my visit will be on Friday..
That's about all for today.. but wait, check out the food!! :p In sequence: Breakfast - bacon and eggs, Lunch - Fish and chips, Dinner - Roast Beef. (I forgot to mention dessert - chocolate pudding and vanilla icecream, plus tim tams, biscuits and chocolate cake for tea breaks)..
by the way, did i mention that this is all free? (other groups were given $AUD20 allowance and have to go buy food, cook and wash up, but not us)being in one of the pioneer batches (2nd intake), hmm.. really does feel like a VIP :p
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