Days 5 and 6

Day 5 & 6
Sunday morning started a bit late due to church service in the village. Several members of the team attended service while others prepared for a clinic day. On both Sunday and Monday, we continued to work in groups and treated patients from Rio de Colorado and other nearby villages. Despite initial apprehensions, the beginning Spanish speakers in the group are improving their Spanish skills each day and certainly getting braver! Que bien! In addition, our rapport with the villagers is stronger each day and we all enjoy playing with the children or talking to community members during our time outside of the clinic. On Monday, several of the ladies in our group helped the local women bake bread (no measuring cups or utensils needed!). When the fresh bread came out of the outdoor oven, we were all in heaven! The whole village was filled with the scent of fresh baked goods.
The scenery in the mountains is amazing and many of us run or walk on the local trails (in groups mom-don’t worry) in our time after clinical in the afternoon. Our evenings begin at 7:00pm when the sun sets and we resort to candles and headlamps to find our way. Our nights are spent talking, playing cards, journaling, reading, singing, and star gazing. Several of us were lucky enough to be visited by a young couple from the village Sunday night (age 29 and 31). Despite their initial shyness, they shared details about their lives and invited us to sing with them. Overall, we are learning an incredible amount in clinic, being spoiled by fresh, local food, and getting more sleep them we ever get at home (just to put all of our parents/loved ones at ease ).


Shout outs:
Happy 20th Birthday Jonathan! Love, Elizabeth
Linda says “Hi Mike!”
Shanna sends her love to her mom, dadeo, and brudder!
“Hola Papi and hi girls!” –Mami
2 skinny G’s forever!
Author: Mel V
Editor in chief: Shanna K
Contributors: EVERYONE!