Vanessa
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- Jan 5, 2014
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Hi Everyone,
I’m Vanessa, I am from Brazil - I live in Espírito Santo, I am 32, married and I work as a teacher in a language school. I teach English! ;-) This is the facebook school page (https://www.facebook.com/speakfastitaparica) , there are so many pictures of me with my pupils, kids and adults - We do so many different activities to try to get them involved in the language which is hard for them to learn here.
I am also a nurse ( a better nurse than a teacher for sure). I love music and I play the piano, my favorite singer is Michael Bublé and Barry Manilow - I went to Bublé's concert in Brazil in 2012 - It was definitely the happiest moment in my life. I also love to read, dance and watch movies and tv shows.Wow! I love so many things, don't I? LOL ;-)
Well, since 17 I have been involved with nursing. For almost eight years I worked in Intensive Care Units. Nursing severely ill patients on a day-to-day basis has always been both challenging and gratifying, as working towards their well being has made me a better professional and a better person.
In October 2003 I had my first contact with an ICU American patient, who was recovering from a weight loss surgery. Because my English was better than the rest of the staff, I became closer to her and learned that she was also a nurse in her home country (North Carolina). Through her I met the "manager" (let's say like that) who asked me to take care of the patient while she was in her hotel .From that point on, She regularly referred American patients to me. In 2004 She invited me to become a member of MEDNET BRAZIL, now MEDTOURSVIX.
It has always been my concern to view the patient as whole and to have both his/her medical and psychological needs attended to. This affective dimension is especially important for American patients who undergo a greater emotional burden - away from their families and loved ones, under the tension of dealing with a foreign culture and language. Their nursing care, therefore, requires a deeper understanding of their needs and wants. With this in mind, I do my best to offer them an emotional environment where they feel safe and loved. I have learnt so much with and through them and made many of them dear friends. Now, I do the concierge part as well, besides being a nurse for Dr Kuster, I do all the arrangements people need to have a smooth recovering here in Brazil.
That's all for now about me I guess! Nice to "meet" you!
♫Vanessa
I’m Vanessa, I am from Brazil - I live in Espírito Santo, I am 32, married and I work as a teacher in a language school. I teach English! ;-) This is the facebook school page (https://www.facebook.com/speakfastitaparica) , there are so many pictures of me with my pupils, kids and adults - We do so many different activities to try to get them involved in the language which is hard for them to learn here.
I am also a nurse ( a better nurse than a teacher for sure). I love music and I play the piano, my favorite singer is Michael Bublé and Barry Manilow - I went to Bublé's concert in Brazil in 2012 - It was definitely the happiest moment in my life. I also love to read, dance and watch movies and tv shows.Wow! I love so many things, don't I? LOL ;-)
Well, since 17 I have been involved with nursing. For almost eight years I worked in Intensive Care Units. Nursing severely ill patients on a day-to-day basis has always been both challenging and gratifying, as working towards their well being has made me a better professional and a better person.
In October 2003 I had my first contact with an ICU American patient, who was recovering from a weight loss surgery. Because my English was better than the rest of the staff, I became closer to her and learned that she was also a nurse in her home country (North Carolina). Through her I met the "manager" (let's say like that) who asked me to take care of the patient while she was in her hotel .From that point on, She regularly referred American patients to me. In 2004 She invited me to become a member of MEDNET BRAZIL, now MEDTOURSVIX.
It has always been my concern to view the patient as whole and to have both his/her medical and psychological needs attended to. This affective dimension is especially important for American patients who undergo a greater emotional burden - away from their families and loved ones, under the tension of dealing with a foreign culture and language. Their nursing care, therefore, requires a deeper understanding of their needs and wants. With this in mind, I do my best to offer them an emotional environment where they feel safe and loved. I have learnt so much with and through them and made many of them dear friends. Now, I do the concierge part as well, besides being a nurse for Dr Kuster, I do all the arrangements people need to have a smooth recovering here in Brazil.
That's all for now about me I guess! Nice to "meet" you!
♫Vanessa
