Life Of A Nurse
My story is about a girl named Avista who is 24-year-old, who is married and has a child. Avista works as a nurse (physiotherapy) at Shar hospital in Sulaymaniyah. Avista is a tireless worker, who cares about her patients deeply. Her shifts are 24hours long, but without ever getting bored, nor tired, Avista can help her patients and support them in the recovery of injuries, or in the treatments of long time disease. Most of the time she lives with her parents because her husband is a Peshmerga and therefore is often away. On the side of her job at the hospital, Avista works with her parents who run a business in the decoration for parties and wedding design. Her ideas and creativity find their way in this part-time job. Through my story, I wanted to document her daily lives, and the interconnection of her jobs and her personal life, showing all different aspects of it.
09/07/15. Sulaymaniyah , Iraq. -- Avista 24 y.o. from Sulaymaniyah works as a nurse at Shar hospital. She is responsible for the care of the patients in the physiotherapy ward. A physical therapist seeks to identify and maximize quality of life and movement potential through prevention, intervention (treatment), promotion, habilitation, and rehabilitation. She works for 24 hours straight twice a week and get a monthly salary of 500,000 IQD (420 usd). 
08/08/15. Sulaymaniyah , Iraq. -- Avista treats a man at the physiotherapy wards where she works at Shar hospital. Avista 24 y.o. from Sulaymaniyah works as a nurse at Shar hospital. She is responsible for the care of the patients in the physiotherapy ward. A physical therapist seeks to identify and maximize quality of life and movement potential through prevention, intervention (treatment), promotion, habilitation, and rehabilitation. She works for 24 hours straight twice a week and get a monthly salary of 500,000 IQD (420 usd). 
11/08/15. Sulaymaniyah , Iraq. -- Avista gets ready to go shopping with her sister at her percents house. 
20/08/15. Sulaymaniyah , Iraq. -- Avista finishes the decorations at a wedding hall in Grand Millennium hotel. Avista's family runs a business in events' decorations and wedding designs in Sulaymaniyah. Avista works with them usually twice a week. 
11/08/15. Sulaymaniyah , Iraq. Avista (right) takes a selfie with her sister Lania, 18 y.o in Aqari, downtown Sulaymaniyah. 
29/07/15. Sulaymaniyah , Iraq. -- Avista at her parents' house has lunch with her father, brother and son. 
02/09/15. Sulaymaniyah , Iraq. -- Avista (right) tidy up the room where she treats her patients before a new visit. 
02/09/15. Sulaymaniyah , Iraq. -- Avista during her lunch break at Shar hospital, where she works. 
29/07/15. Sulaymaniyah , Iraq. Avista finishes the decorations at a wedding hall in Grand Millennium hotel. Avista's family runs a business in events' decorations and wedding designs in Sulaymaniyah. Avista works with them usually twice a week. 
19/09/15. Sulaymaniyah , Iraq. -- Avista at her house teaches the alphabet to her only son, Marves who is one and half year old. 
02/09/15. Sulaymaniyah , Iraq. -- Avista (right) takes her break with her friend and colleague Cheman in the garden outside Shar hospital.
