Akal College Of Nursing

Up here in Kala Amb, the weather changes fast, and that’s just part of life at the nursing college. We are situated in Sirmaur, and it’s a quiet enough place compared to the big cities, which actually helps the students focus. You’ll see the girls in their white uniforms walking across the grounds at all hours because nursing isn't exactly a nine-to-five kind of thing. The building itself is sturdy, but we are always fixing something or painting a wall. We spend a lot of time making sure the hostel rooms are okay and that the practical rooms have enough supplies. It’s a lot of responsibility, training people who are going to look after others. We don’t really do the whole fancy corporate talk. We just show up, do our jobs, and try to help these students get through their exams and clinicals. Sometimes the mountain roads make it hard for supplies to reach us on time, so we’ve learned to be a bit resourceful. The staff room is usually full of half-drunk cups of tea and stacks of charts. It’s a real, working environment where things can get a bit stressful, especially during finals. But then you look out at the hills and take a breath. It’s a decent place to work and study, even if it feels a bit isolated sometimes. We just keep going, one day at a time, making sure everything is running.