Doctor D. Down Under

 A replica of a Maori meeting house at the Museum of Taupo Kia Ora from New Zealand! I am writing on Sept. 22, 2019 from North Island, the small town of Taihape.  If you are interested in receiving this post, tune in once a week.  Otherwise you can just cancel out.  Doing a Blog is a totally new experience for me, but I felt it might be the best way to communicate with a number of friends and family. I left Evanston on Sept. 18, Peter's birthday, and flew New Zealand Airlines direct from Chicago to Auckland.  Auckland is the most populous city in NZ, I have discovered, since half the population lives there. In continuing my locum tenens experience begun 4 years ago, I accepted a 3 month position as a physician with the Taihape Health Limited, a clinic in Taihape.  I have been excited about the prospect of learning about another country's medical system, and also, of course, excited about the prospect of traveling around this wonderful country....