COVID Nurse in Germany Diary: When’s This Shit (I Mean, Stint) Gonna End?
On being a COVID nurse in Germany, my story
Nurse’s call
Wait… Me? A COVID-19 Frontliner?
In a matter of days, even faster than how my limited German can understand, my dear Diabetes Station was turned completely into a COVID-19 Station.
Journey to Germany: the Triple Win Project
This post is dedicated to sharing how I landed a job as a nurse here in Stuttgart, Germany. I was one of the Filipino nursing professionals deployed by the Triple Win Project and I arrived here in June 2018. The Triple Win Project is a joint initiative of the German Federal Employment Agency (BA) and […]
How Being a Nurse Made Me a Better Writer and Vice Versa
People lose it when they learn that I am a nurse. The instances leading to this may be through a show of my PRC ID, a throwback photo, or when someone significant to me introduces me as a Registered Nurse. And the usual reaction I get? “Oh you’re a nurse and you work as a writer? […]
That Day I Decided To Be A Nurse Again
Hold your pearls! I know I have made it clear I am never returning to Nursing; that I in fact denounced my sworn profession. It has been what, WOW, more than 4 months since I last worn all white. I am now living my dream as a writer and I’ve never been happier. However, […]
The Best Part of Quitting
At last, I am done with following doctor’s orders, cleaning patient’s bottoms, running around corridors doing errands, facing gruesome views, and working for long hours. I thought that the best part of quitting Nursing was getting away from all the inhumane tasks; but I was wrong… When my last day of employment came and I […]
Signing Off
RN experience ends today. Thank you Nursing! Even though you’ve tortured me, I know I have learned immensely for I am a lot wiser and tougher now. Florence Nightingale, wherever you are: Peace Man! I did my best the past four chaotic years, you know that. I just would never have forgiven myself […]
Down To My Last 20 Days As A Nurse
Filing the resignation for my first ever job has been liberating. Others may find it stupid, or even insane. For me though, this decision has been the most courageous thing I have ever made in my short life. Since I was young, my mind has been programmed that I will be working in the same […]
A Terminal Case of Being a Nurse
These past weeks had not been very pleasant for me: I had unfavorable encounters in my workplace with first, a patient, and then one relative of a patient who both bad-mouthed me. Then last night, to top it all, I had to extend my duty for another eight hours to fill the lack of staff. […]
IELTS 2.0
One year and eight months after facing the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examination and still being stucked here in the Philippines, I now faced the Academic module of the IELTS test; this time with the goal to work in the United Kingdom (UK). Just to reiterate, this is my last and final attempt […]