Hello All! I unfortunately can't upload pics at the local haunt where I have internet access, but I figured I'd update a little on what we actually do around here.
Two days a week is Spanish class, and 2 days a week are spent in the clinic. Most of the community members we see speak an indigenous Mayan language (there are many), so we conduct our histories by speaking in Spanish to a translator, who then speaks in the native K'atchikel language.
We can be assigned to one of many clinics every clinic day. The busy one can see up to 60 or so patients over the course of the day. The less busy one was at the top of a 1.5 hour steep (but beautiful) hike up a mountain to a remote village. There, we saw 7 patients. So what we see varies a lot, but regardless is an amazing learning experience.
Other adventures in our free time includes traveling to towns around the lake (which we can only do by boat), cooking potluck dinners, and practicing our salsa dancing skills. Many other adventuras as well :)
This country is unbelievably beautiful, and the people are all warm and welcoming. Pictures don't do it justice, but I'll try to post some when I get a chance to go to a real internet cafe.
Hasta Luego,
Julia
Felicitaciones Jules!!
ReplyDeleteLove,
j