Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Wedding day in Yangon + Patients interviews at the clinic!!

We now feel at home here in Yangon. Habits came back very quickly and the typical "Metro, Boulot, Dodo" could apply as well. We feel very well in this very urban city but it is worth mentioning that quiet and green places around lakes or parks can also be found. Anyway, we feel at home and like interns...The past two weeks have been intense as Agnes, I and our translators interviewed 108 HIV patients. This will be the base of our statistics and analysis to see if the HIV patients have a Need. We also work on the second part of our project: meeting potential partners such as NGOs, INGOs, local associations, cooperatives etc and try to see if we could meet the patients' Need. All in all we are very pleased to learn new things and meet with fantastic and brave people. Again, we feel lucky. This post is also the opportunity to show you some pictures of a traditional wedding here in Yangon. Tony, one of our translators, kindly invited us for his brother's wedding. What an experience! Click on the usual sections like "Myanmar" & "Foodies" to see more pics.