I can't even begin to explain how exhausted I am today. We really didn't do too much out of the norm. We had a speaker on how to give an effective evaluation, an introduction to PFANS (Patient Food and Nutrition Services) and the B2 kitchen, and a tour. But - there was a big storm last night that woke me up at about 3:30a and I couldn't seem to get back into a good sleep...and the fact that I'm not used to sitting so much. I'm ready to start rotations and finally be on my feet and moving around. Can't complain though...we did do some moving around...
Easily the best part of the day! After lunch, we went back to our rather cramped room and it was no longer just the presenter and six interns, but about 10-12 other supervisory/managers from the PFANS B2 kitchen! We all shared introductions (as usual) and then moved through a PowerPoint about what each supervisor/manager/director does and how they all come together. It was good to see where everything falls in place. Then, we got up and went downstairs and had a tour of the B2 kitchen. Still, nothing too crazy.
After our tour, our tour guide told us we had one more assignment until we could go. Nothing other than...A SCAVENGER HUNT! Now, sounds childish at first right? But totally awesome. We were split into two teams of three and we had a "coach" and a "cheer squad" composed of the managers and supervisors. We were then given an envelope and in relay fashion, interns were given one strip of paper that said a place we had to locate in the kitchen.
Time out. When I say kitchen, don't think of like a restaurant kitchen where it's not all that big. This kitchen is MASSIVE. And it's not only the kitchen, but locker rooms, loading docks, special elevators, millions of offices, galleys, etc. This place was floor plan size of an entire hospital but on the bottom floor. HUGE = understatement.
Time in. So after we were given our strip of paper, it had a location or thing in the kitchen that we had to go and find. When we found the right place, we found a small piece of paper that verified we found the right place. Then, as fast as we could (and we HAD to walk through the dish area), we made our way back to our central meeting place. Then, it was another team members turn. In total, there was 16 places/things we had to locate, so it took about 30 minutes to do the entire scavenger hunt.
WE WON! It was so much fun. Not only the game part but also having the kitchen staff and managers/supervisors help us. They were incredibly friendly and played along. Our prize was a little gifty bag with a lunchbox, water bottle, a small bottle of hand sanitizer, and a cooking thermometer. What may seem like a bag of random gifts is, in fact, a "foody's" lottery.
Finally. Bedtime.
282 days...
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