Today I was part of the medical team that put on a clinic as Las Colinas. The village had a relatively nice school and we treated not only the students but also people from the community.
The medical team consisted of general medical, dentistry, optometry, and women's care. The children also received de-worming medicine, which by their expressions tasted quite awful; but it didn't stop them from finding their friends and making sure that they had to go through the same experience.
As I and others from the team did not have medical experience we were charged with moving boxes and entertaining the children as the waits can be quite long. We colored, played with balls, flew kites, and blew bubbles. The boys were very talented kite flyers and were able to get the kite up even though their was very little wind. And all the kids enjoyed chasing and popping bubbles.
On the bus ride back I spoke with Stanley who worked as a translator today. He is a Haitian and came to the DR shortly after the quake last year. He said at first he was able to communicate with his family, but said he hasn't heard from them in about six months and has no idea where and how they are. You could see the pain in his face as he spoke about Haiti and his family. He wants to go back, but with no jobs he thinks it will be quite a long time before this happens. He mentioned that he wanted to study medicine, but qt this point does not know when/if that will happen. I fear that Stanley's story is not unique.
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