Looking back
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Here some of what I learned about myself (that I’m willing to share with a bunch of strangers) The first is that I began to think of myself as a provider instead of a student. Holding clinics in multiple locations ...
Some unasked for advice
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Here is a list of things that might be helpful if you're planning on working in the same area. Hope this helps. Things to bring Handiwipes-There is a lot of hand sanitizer but when at the clinics there isn’t a lot ...
Motivated
Monday, August 9th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »So I'm playing a bit of catch up on this blog. This one is from my last week in Guatemala. Unbeknownst to me at the time I was starting to get sick, while it cleared up a couple of days ...
Yolked
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »2 May 2010 67 degrees 6906 feet up Clouds rolling in Chichicastenango If you’ve been following my photos on Face book you know that the earth in this part of the world has been sculpted. You’ve seen the creamy powdered cliffs rise ...
Chicken buses, tuktuks, Toyotas, motos, y mi
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Transportation in this part of the country is a hodge podge of necessity, creativity, and crazy. Chicken buses are old school buses that have been converted into privately owned transportation companies. They’re painted bright colors and packed full of ...
Bienvenido a Guatemala
Sunday, April 18th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »18 April 2010 Elevation 6,603 ft 1705 (central-no daylight time saving) Temp 64 degrees sunny early (82 degrees) and now gathering clouds So many things to put down and so short an attention span (both myself and those of you ...
Not there yet
Sunday, April 11th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Its Sunday night and I'm getting the last of things together, including this blog. I have so many mixed feelings about this trip; what I hope it to be, what I want to see, what I'll learn, and ...