Second Week

(I know this is a little late, but I still wanted to talk about it.) During our second week here we traveled to El Valle for a couple of days. On our first day there we went ziplining, most of the group went horseback riding, and we did natural mud masks. On our second day there we went to the clinic. It was another eye-opening experience. The emergency room had only two beds, and they seemed to give Penicillin for just about everything. For the rest of the week we were in Arraijan at the local hospital. Here we all had different experiences spread out throughout the hospital. Tara and I went to a local Walmart type of store to take blood pressures on the first day. On the second day Jason and I gave probably about 200 influenza vaccines. On the third day I did some more blood pressures and a pap smear. On our last day in Arraijan we took a mobile clinic to a local school where we did more blood pressures, vaccinations, pap smears, and handed out surveys. On Saturday we went to Isla Grande and had an amazing time. The ride there was a little rough (literally and figuratively) and took about three hours. Once we got there it was absolutely beautiful and well worth the long bumpy ride.