Never in a million years!

Never in a million years would I have imagined Grady and I crammed into a car full of Puerto Ricans, listening to Spanish rap music (with the Puerto Ricans singing along). BUT, that is exactly where Grady and I found ourselves yesterday evening.
Grady had his first assignment at a clinic (located far from our apartment). I went with Grady this first time to assist with translating or whatever else he may need. He wasn't told anything about the clinic, other than to be there at 4 p.m. We knew there might be other medical students there and were looking forward to meeting them and possibly arranging a carpool situation.
We arrived early. The doctor (Doctor Ramos) at first, did not appear friendly and does not speak English. A few minutes later, the other medical students arrived. They are all from Puerto Rico and do not speak English very well (in fact, the whole four hours we were there, they spoke almost entirely in Spanish). Grady looked nervous. I situated myself in the waiting room and began conversing with the patients. They were all very friendly and thought Grady was THE doctor. One man in the waiting room asked me to tell Grady to pull his tooth for him and asked how much it would cost.
A few minutes later, a Mexican man in a white coat began talking to me. I was reading a book. He asked me why I was reading? He said, "Don't read a book. Come talk to me!" I later found out that this man was Dr. Ramos (I didn't realize it at first because he was telling me dirty jokes and asking me which 'bad words' I knew in Spanish. As a joke, Dr. Ramos approached Grady and said a bad word in front of him (to which Grady looked blankly at him and replied, "Si" - oh no! Poor Grady).
Dr. Ramos told me not to wait in the waiting room and escorted me to be with Grady for the remainder of the evening at the clinic. Dr. Ramos also informed me that Grady should get a "novia mexicana" (mexican girlfriend) on the side so he could learn Spanish.
Dr. Ramos, as it turns out, is a graduate of UAG and a very distinguished doctor in Guadalajara. He has a very laid back personality (in case you haven't realized that already).
Grady saw two patients - a young man with a cold and a young woman who was wanting an abortion (Dr. Ramos does not perform abortions). Grady took the patients' temperatures, blood pressures, etc. I am so proud of him! In between seeing patients, Grady would study with the Puerto Rican medical students. They were very nice and said they would take care of Grady and help him learn Spanish.
It was dark when we left the clinic last night and there didn't appear to be any taxis in sight. One of the Puerto Rican students offered us a ride home and we were glad for that.
Grady will be at this clinic every Wednesday for the next fifteen weeks. I look forward to updating you on his experience there.