Brown Geraldine
ABNF J. 2005 Jul-Aug;16(4):83-6.
Saudi Arabia was one of the greatest travel destinations that I have had the opportunity to experience. I made this pilgrimage to Jeddah and Riyadh, and was truly welcomed into the kingdom. After almost three years of caring for those precious gems (the five surviving babies of the famous Saudi Arabian Septuplets) born July 2001 in the Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, I was issued a visa and asked to serve as the Nurse Escort in taking these babies home. Through a detailed glimpse of everyday life, I was privileged to enter an arena of not only forming lifelong friendships, but exploring how a country so difficult to gain entry, is also a land of astonishing natural beauty. A visit to that famous King Faisal Hospital made me a believer that Saudi Arabia has one of the best medical facilities in the Middle East, with well-trained nurses and physicians, who many are from other countries, including the United States. Observing health care professionals providing competent nursing and medical care in that environment was unique, because it evolved a culture based on an amalgam of religion and politics.
沙特阿拉伯是我有幸体验过的最棒的旅游目的地之一。我前往吉达和利雅得进行了这次朝圣之旅，在这个王国我真的受到了热烈欢迎。在华盛顿特区乔治敦大学医院照顾2001年7月出生的那些珍贵宝贝（著名的沙特阿拉伯七胞胎中幸存的五个婴儿）近三年后，我获得了签证，并被要求担任护送护士，带这些婴儿回家。通过对日常生活的细致观察，我有幸进入了一个不仅能结交终生挚友的领域，还能探索这样一个难以进入的国家，同时也是一个拥有惊人自然美景的国度。参观那家著名的费萨尔国王医院让我相信，沙特阿拉伯拥有中东地区最好的医疗设施之一，有训练有素的护士和医生，其中许多人来自包括美国在内的其他国家。在那种环境下观察医护人员提供专业的护理和医疗服务很独特，因为它发展出了一种基于宗教与政治融合的文化。
