Visitor FS1001 
| Visitor |
| Sex? |
female |
| Profession/occupation? |
Medical Student |
| Medical school year or years of
experience since graduation? |
6 |
| Home country? |
Switzerland |
| What made you want to go to
Solomon Islands? |
talking to a previous visitor |
| Did you go alone or in company? |
alone |
| Arriving in Solomon
Islands |
| When did you arrive in Solomon
Islands? |
March 2010 |
| Did you encounter any
bureaucratic difficulties? |
no |
| What was your first impression
after arrival? |
hot, humid, I want to go back home |
| Living in Solomon
Islands |
| What did positively surprise
you? |
how good medical services are in spite of the few
resources available |
| What did negatively surprise
you? |
- |
| What took longest to get used
to? |
no running water in the
Kiwi-House, humidity |
| What did you miss most in
Solomon Islands? |
good bread, a real shower |
| What should you have brought
along? |
a friend |
| What did you do to prevent
malaria? |
Mephloquine |
| Place and province where you
spent most of your time? |
Honiara, Honiara-City |
| Other places/provinces where
you stayed? |
Auki, Malaita Province |
| Where did you stay? |
Kiwi-House, AM-Inn (Auki) |
| How long did you stay at each
location? |
4 weeks, 2 weeks |
| How much did you pay for
each? |
SBD 200 total for the Kiwi-House, SBD 70/night at the
AM-Inn |
| Where did you usually eat? |
home |
| What did you typically pay for
a normal meal? |
little |
| What local food/beverage did
you like most? |
kasawa (cassava) |
| What local food/beverage did
you like least? |
kasawa pudding, didn't taste like anything |
| Mobile
phone services |
| If you brought along a mobile
phone, which services did you successfully use? |
- |
| Comments? |
SMS didn't make it all the way home. No SMS received with
local telecom. |
| Money
matters |
Used a debit card issued by
Valiant Bank to get cash at ATMs
Used a credit card issued by Valiant Bank to get cash at
ATMs and to pay for goods and services |
| Comments? |
- |
| Working in Solomon
Islands |
| How did you usually go to
work? |
walk |
| Where did you work? |
NRH Orthopedics, Kilu'ufi General Medicine |
| What was your occupation? |
observing and helping with the patientcare |
| What were your working days and
hours? |
8am till there was nothing else to do |
| What was particularly difficult
in regard to your work? |
Locals can't really talk English, I couldn't talk pijin.
Conversation and understanding wasn't easy. |
| Did you feel accepted by the
locals? |
yes |
| What did you usually do in your
spare time after work? |
study |
| Questions
for medical trainees of all levels (students to
registrars) |
| How was the supervision? |
close |
| Comments |
- |
| How was the teaching? |
good |
| Comments |
- |
| Leaving Solomon Islands and
looking back |
| When did you leave Solomon
Islands? |
April 2010 |
| How long was your stay? |
7 weeks |
| How do you judge the length of
your stay? |
too long |
| What did you learn from the
locals? |
their way of living, their culture |
| Your advice to prospective
visitors? |
don't go all by yourself |
| What did you miss most when
back at home again? |
The jami fruits and the humidity, it gave me great hair!
:) |
| What did you enjoy most when
back at home again? |
being with my family |
| Would you go back for another
stay? |
No. |
| Estimated total cost of your
stay (including travel costs)? |
CHF 4,500 |
| Additional comments? |
- |
