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Abra la boca
During the summer of 2006, I volunteered as a student nurse for Los Medicos Voladores ("The Flying Doctors"). Although we worked hard all week providing free medical and dental care in Quetzaltenango, we did squeeze in a few hours of sightseeing. |
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Be nice to San Simon!
In a town known to be home to many witches, we payed a visit to this shrine for San Simon. A nurse on our trip made fun of San Simon by saying he "looks like Michael Jackson." Within two hours of saying this, the nurse lost his passport! |
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Mayan ritual site: still in use!
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colorful church
According to legend, a giant built this church in one day! |
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flower market
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The Volcano
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our makeshift clinic
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curious ninos
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These dentists and their assistants worked their butts off to help people who would otherwise go without any dental care. |
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My mother-in-law and Ruth, a Guatemalan medical student |
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Many things were lost in translation |
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Making pachee
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cool looking woman picks out some free reading glasses |
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The non-medical volunteers were a big help with sterilizing equipment and trip planning |
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