I'm back in the USA!
Lucky for me, I kept a journal while I was away. This has made it a lot easier to catch up on my blog.
Please forgive my horrible writing and misspellings. There was no Google to use to check my spelling ;)
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| Waiting on the missing bags that never came (until 4 days later) |
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| mountain views on our drive to Villa Gracia |
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| arrival at our first home: Villa Gracia |
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| the new digs |
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| my room and roommates |
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| lunch |
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| dinner |
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| packaging meds for the clinic |
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| ready to head for the mountains |
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| breakfast |
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| supermarket stop |
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| Hospital in La Esperanza |
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| Labor and Delivery |
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| front of the Hospital |
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| Honduran Wheelchair |
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| the drive to the mountains |
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| view behind our clinic and home |
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| our new rooms |
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| kitchen |
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| dinner |
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| our education project |
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| up late coming up with nursing interventions |
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| earplugs on our pillows compliments of the house (Rosa) |
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| breakfast |
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| puppy dog I want |
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| lunch |
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| pharmacy |
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| the clinic |
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notice the headlamp around my neck
it was dark in the clinic by the time we got back for our walk and we had no electricity |
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| dinner |
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| scorpion |
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| the scene: CR didn't want us to lose sight of the scorpion so she pointed her headlamp in that direction |
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| breakfast |
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| lunch |
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| patients waiting their turn |
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| med students teaching nursing students |
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| breakfast |
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| church service |
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| lunch |
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| dinner |
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| breakfast |
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| lunch |
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| manis and pedis |
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| going to pick coffee beans |
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| coffee beans |
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| dinner |
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| popcorn! |
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| shadow puppet show before bed |
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| 1 day old calf |
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| 8 day old calf |
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| breakfast |
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| Me, Caitlin, and Beth's room |
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| we had a flushing toilet! |
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| the cold shower |
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| I WANT |
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| lunch |
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| performing the vignettes |
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| the village watching us perform |
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| dinner |
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| breakfast |
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| loom |
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| ride to Copan |
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| straw market |
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| my bed on the left and Ariella's on the right |
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| hotel pool |
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| view from room 19 at Hotel Buena Vista |
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| dinner |
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| out dancing |
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| breakfast |
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| Chorti Village Schoolhouse where we set up the clinic |
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| Rosa working the pharmacy |
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| ABSN students |
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| lunch |
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| Macaw Mountain |
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| the coffee I bought Lance next to my $1 iced coffee |
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| pupusas |
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| dinner |
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| the cute puppy I was talking about |
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| laying the sawdust down |
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| riding in the taxi |
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| morning coffee at a cafe |
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| exterior of the hotel |
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| American breakfast |
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| Copan Ruins |
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| lunch |
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| riding to zip line |
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| got my gear |
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| We climbed the ladder to get a better view |
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| the result |
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| dinner at Jim's |
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| found the cute puppy again |
That brings us to the morning we left.
We woke up at 5 AM to hit the road by 5:30. We had a 3 hour drive to San Pedro Sula for our flight to Houston.
I was so relieved to land safely in the USA around 3:15 pm.
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| the best words |
We gathered the bags in customs and survived.
We walked out of customs and to the left was the exit to the outside world and to the right was the escalator to the terminals.
I stalled in the bathroom for 5 minutes for my crew to get into the terminal and then left the airport.
Why?
Lance picked me up for a dinner date!!!!
I had a long layover so we got to spend around 2 hours together and it was just what I needed.
This was the best medicine after a 10 day trip with 15 other people.
I was so used to having an afternoon drink that I couldn't help myself.
I gave Lance his gifts: coffee and cigars...and some plantain chips!
ooo yeah... and the 10 letters that I wrote him for each day I was away
The visit was short, but it was just what I need to get through the next 3 weeks. The next time I see him I will be moving in!
I got back to the gate just in time to see my group moving down 6 gates because of a change.
I switched between a couple of movies and the Rangers game on the plane.
I slept in until noon yesterday and then wrote my first journal reflection for my senior synthesis. It was difficult after only having 3 shifts that were 2 weeks ago.
I finished a case study and my forums for research.
I went for a run...er...more of a walk.
I saw a dead snake and had to take a pic.
Today I woke up really confused and tired.
I had class from 8-1 and we listened to other students present their 15 minute presentations.
I picked up my graduation tickets and it almost seems REAL now!
Over the course of the trip, we have been taking a couple of medications.
We took a Malaria prevention med that we started a week before we left and have continued to take it every Tuesday...I have 4 more weeks of that to go. The good news is I didn't get a horrible headache like I did the first time I took it.
We have also been taking Cipro to prevent infection that can occur from bacteria...like from the water and stuff...just incase we drank it. We took a pill every night at dinner. No problems there.
Today I began Mebendazol, an anti-parasite med just incase we got worms on the trip. I took the first pill this morning and started itching an hour or so later and didn't think much of it. I thought it was the workout pants I was wearing rubbing against my un-shaved legs! I noticed it got worse after I took the second pill this evening. I just email the doctor on our trip to see if I should continue the med or not. The itching is driving me absolutely crazy!
I have never been so grateful to be in my bed doing absolutely nothing, alone, in the silence. Me time is in full effect.
I am thankful for air conditioning, hot water, electricity, and the internet...and being able to be in contact with my family and loved ones whenever I want. I'm connected to the world again!
This post took way too long to finish.
I'll leave you with a video from the trip (as if all the pics weren't enough).
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