Today we had a chance a take some of the kids from the orphanage on a field trip up the mountains, and to the falls. This was a rewarding experience since these kids don´t really get a chance to participate in such activities and they were very grateful. In addition, tonight we will be making some food baskets to donate to the community. I am really excited.
There´s one child that I have been particularly intrigued by.. Her name is Jessica, she is an orphan who is about 4 to 5 years old. When they found her she was extremely malnutritioned. She has a strange abdominal protrusion and a curvature in her spine. She is very withdrawn from the rest of the kids. I try to make a point to try and connect with her.
Tomorrow, is the start of second year of dental school and I will be missing a couple of days since I am here in Hondouras. I can´t wait to get back to school. With all the dental work we have done here it has made me more motivated to learn about the procedures. I definately have a lot of questions.
Well I have to run dinner is almost ready (Im guessing its rice and beans lol). Then I will be off to my ¨hotel suite¨ where I hope to not find another Tranchilla tonight.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Friday, July 8, 2011
Short post from Hondouras
Hey Guys,
I have a quick minute to quickly got some stuff on my blog. You will have to pardon any grammatical errors. Well I am on this ancient computer and on DialUp. Lol yea I am living the high life. I also get the most gourmet coffee ever, its called cold showers. They wake you up pretty fast. Overall, the people here at the REACH International Orphanage are extremely nice and they are very glad we are here to help. We have been preforming a lot of dental work and working with the kids. Life here is so different then what we are use to. I am not sure as to who is the more disadvantaged one.,. Is it us or them_ Kid´s here have very little however, they are still very happy. Most dont even have homes or clothes however, they appear happy. They have great interpersonal skills and love to play football and just talk with you. TV, internet, facebook are a long shot and when you speak to people they give you their undivided attention. They aren´t distracted by text messages or their cell phones. This is probably one of the greatest experiences I have had. I wish I could write more however, my 5 course dinner is calling my name (rice and beans for the 3rd night in a row).. Miss you all!!
I have a quick minute to quickly got some stuff on my blog. You will have to pardon any grammatical errors. Well I am on this ancient computer and on DialUp. Lol yea I am living the high life. I also get the most gourmet coffee ever, its called cold showers. They wake you up pretty fast. Overall, the people here at the REACH International Orphanage are extremely nice and they are very glad we are here to help. We have been preforming a lot of dental work and working with the kids. Life here is so different then what we are use to. I am not sure as to who is the more disadvantaged one.,. Is it us or them_ Kid´s here have very little however, they are still very happy. Most dont even have homes or clothes however, they appear happy. They have great interpersonal skills and love to play football and just talk with you. TV, internet, facebook are a long shot and when you speak to people they give you their undivided attention. They aren´t distracted by text messages or their cell phones. This is probably one of the greatest experiences I have had. I wish I could write more however, my 5 course dinner is calling my name (rice and beans for the 3rd night in a row).. Miss you all!!
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