Tuba City?

:) Thank you Suzanne for all of your helpful information.

Snow isn't a problem coming from Colorado LOL! However I graduated from Prescott High School far more years ago than I want to admit, so odd weather and how to get there isn't so much of a problem.

I will be there in early Feb --the 6th is the start date, and have a vague memory of places to see and do in that area, I didn't have much on the actual town and /or the hospital. Ah yes, time zones throw me off, right now I'm in California on PST..I never know what time it is and since I work nights, not to sure what day either...:rotfl:

Again Suzanne, heartfelt thanks go out to you.

Reigen

I've worked in Tuba on two separate occasions--1990-1992 for student loan payback, and 2002-2004. For the most part, I loved it!

I worked in OB, and probably the best part was that CNMs did most of the deliveries, and therefore, there was a calmer, more affirming atmosphere.

Some staff were new to their professions and therefore had the newest information/ideals, which was refreshing. Others had been there for years and were truly committed to the people.

I enjoyed working with both the Navajo and Hopi tribes. They are quite different in many ways.

I enjoyed that there was not a strictly-held staff hierarchy--you lived and worked with the same people day after day, called everyone by their first names, etc.

It took a long time to be accepted by the Native staff and patients. I often felt a sense that I didn't belong. I often heard Natives blaming the non-Natives for taking all the jobs away from the Natives, and Natives being frustrated with staff turnover (many, many non-Natives come for two or three years, "do their time", and leave).

I liked being a "big fish in a big pond" as opposed to the other way around.

I enjoyed learning about the cultural norms/traditions.

Please feel free to email me privately to tell me how it's going.

--Trish

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