Things I learned in Nursing

1. The Philippines is Predictably UNPREDICTABLE
2. Keep candles in the right spots in the house so that if your lights go out during the night, you know how to find them.
3. Always keep a bucket of water in your house because no lights = no water = no flushable toilet.
4. Life is too short to care too much.
5. Joaquin and I are surprisingly probably the most adaptable people that we know.
6. You can still hand wash white uniforms, and they will still be white :)
7. There is a way to sit on the ground in a way where you are not touching the ground and its as if you are hanging in a mini hammock chair. And you can sit there all day long.
8. It's always good to keep a mini umbrella in your purse. It could rain or be too sunny...
9. How to get creases in a pair of pants that are so sharp that they still stay on the pants even after several washes.
10. You can keep white shoes white with toothpaste.
11. 50 pesos can stretch longer than 3 days.
12. How to individually pack clothes in case cockroaches manage to sneak inside your luggage.
13. Toiletries should go inside hard plastic containers so that they don't get wet in the shower.
14. You don't need a shower if you have a bucket and a pail.
15. You don't need a flushable toilet if you have a bucket and a pail.
16. How to easily injure yourself carrying Joaquin on your back while crawling on the floor.
17. How to NOT move passed an inch while carrying Joaquin on your back while crawling on the floor.
18. This is not the best country to be in if you are trapped in a burning building.
19. If you fail a student and you pass out on the ground, expect to still be in the same spot an hour later.
20. Chocolate still tastes great no matter what mood you are in.