July 8th, 2010
Last medical brigade in El Zurzular
A grandmother taking her grand child to the clinic
Our last day in El Zurzular started out being a little difficult. It rained again last night so our bus had a lot of trouble crossing the multiple creeks and muddy bridges. At one point, the bus got stuck going up a hill so half of the students had to leave the bus in order to lighten the weight. It was such a funny scene; some of us were outside cheering for the bus while the others were inside the bus, hanging on to dear life. The road was rockier than usual and it took close to 3 hours to get to the village.
I worked the triage station again, this time with Jen and Chirag. This was my third time working the station and I was happy to see that my Spanish has improved! Medical Spanish phrases were coming to me more quickly and I understood more. We saw less than 200 patients today. This was probably a good thing because many of us have been getting sick. At first it was only 2 or 3 people but now 6 or 7 people are feeling under the weather. One has parasites, or so he thinks. I think people will start getting better soon because we’ll be getting more sleep and rest tonight. Tomorrow is a free day!
A family saying bye to us as we left on the bus
A final group picture in the village before leaving
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