Alex Dalzell, who is in his final year at Otago Medical School, Wellington, has recently returned from a six week placement at a hospital in Qui Nhon, Vietnam, Alex shares some of his e-mails home with us. - The first morning opened with dancing and singing and the most hilarious stage production of medics healing the happy children who had been struck down by the winged creature with the spike on its head. After a while I decided the message wasn’t that all doctors should join forces to fight the black unicorn/pegasus army. I decided that perhaps Mrs Mosquito was public enemy number 1.

Alex Dalzell, who is in his final year at Otago Medical School, Wellington, has recently returned from a six week placement at a hospital in Qui Nhon, Vietnam. He shares some of his experiences with us.

Goat Teste wine - standard rough rice white spirit which had been allowed to mature with a set of goat nads in it. This turns the spirit a bit yellow and imparts the goats virility to those who drink it. Watch out - I am now as horny as a goat.

Alex Dalzell, who is in his final year at Otago Medical School, Wellington, has recently returned from a six week placement at a hospital in Qui Nhon, Vietnam, Alex shares some of his e-mails home with us.

The Vietnamese don’t care how I am, what they really want to know before names etc. is how old I am. I have also been asked “how odd are you?” I decided not to tell them how odd I am because I need to stay here for another 3 weeks or so.

Alex Dalzell, who is in his final year at Otago Medical School, Wellington, has recently returned from a six week placement at a hospital in Qui Nhon, Vietnam, Alex shares some of his e-mails and experiences with local cuisine with us.