Av Da Costa Memorial Clinic

If you head toward the Fatorda Stadium, you’ll find us right nearby. Av Da Costa Memorial Clinic is situated in a spot that gets very lively whenever there’s a big match or an event at the stadium. Most days, though, it’s just a regular neighborhood street in Fatorda. The clinic is a modest place, not too big, and it’s named in memory of someone important to the family who started it. We get a lot of locals walking in, people who have lived in Fatorda for decades and know every corner of the town. The atmosphere inside is quite plain. We have the standard chairs, a desk for the paperwork, and the clinical rooms in the back. It’s usually me or one of the other staff members sitting at the front, greeting folks as they come in out of the heat. The Goa sun can be pretty intense, so the shade of the building is always a relief. We spend our time managing appointments and keeping the records straight. It’s not a high-speed environment; things move at a bit of a slower pace here, which suits us just fine. Sometimes we hear the cheers from the stadium if there’s a game going on, which breaks up the quiet of the afternoon. It’s just a small, steady clinic doing its part for the people living around Fatorda, and that’s plenty for us. We just keep the doors open and see who comes by.