It's days like this that make us glad that were packing for America in two days. We've enjoyed working here but as the we near the end of the second week we are exhausted and very much ready to go home. Today was quite the adventure to say the least. We began the day bright and early in order to leave for our new village by 7am. None of us slept well, but there was no time to be tired. Even though our poor doctor only got about 3 hours of sleep, it did not sto...

Yesterday was probably the most fun I've had since we arrived in Mexico. Since a few members of our team returned home that morning, the rest of us had a day off from clinics. As much as we love doing the medical work, it is quite exhausting and we were all ready for a welcome break. Our plans were to visit a nearby waterfall and then spend the day in Santiago, a small city about 45 minutes drive from our home base, and even though the day was a scorche...

It is so hot that I'm surprised my exhausted brain can function enough to write this! It is 4:30 pm and I'm sitting at our host's table typing while most members of my team are either sleeping or taking a shower. We have just finished our fifth clinic; somewhere around 70 people were treated by the doctor or dentist, and our natural remedial therapists saw many people as well. Out of all people here, the children are my favorite to work with. They typically ap...

I awoke with a jolt, thrashing my feet about in the mosquito net to defend myself from my assailant: our host's cat, who amused itself every night by soaring onto the bed to attack my feet. Now fully awake, I sat up and rolled out of bed clutching my aching head. It was early morning and the air was still cool, but in a few hours the sun would climb and boil the water that was our atmosphere. More than just an annoyance, the heat was a positive danger. A fe...

Dust, heat, cement, heavy traffic, guns, unknown languages. Exotic birds, fresh fruit, smiling faces, a night sky smeared with stars like diamonds on velvet. When you travel to unknown places, survival depends on perception. First off, I want to apologize for not posting as often as I'd like. It's also taking me much longer to type because I can't figure out this Spanish keyboard. Let me explain: Internet is not so easily accesible as I was led to believe, and i...