This past week a medical group arrived in Jinotega ready to see patients. Not too many of them knew Spanish. Thank God for Peace Corps Volunteers!
Trinity Medical Brigade comes every year to the department of Jinotega. They are based in New Orleans Louisiana, Trinity Church. With them are dentists, Ob/Gyns, pediatrics, general med physicians and laymen happy to help in any way possible. They bring experience, knowledge and boxes of medication.
Why do Peace Corps Volunteers help? Well not many of the physicians speak Spanish. But, there is another reason we readily sign on. The Trinity Brigade is AWESOME. They put up volunteers who live outside of the department capital in a hotel with hot running water. We are fed 3 whole meals a day which include peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches for lunch and cereal for breakfast (this is serious). And, we get to help the communities we live in and work in.
I had a great week translating and meeting everyone. Maybe someday I´ll be able to come back and help.
I didn´t work in the dentist office but a few of the other volunteers did and had a blast . . .
Trinity Medical Brigade comes every year to the department of Jinotega. They are based in New Orleans Louisiana, Trinity Church. With them are dentists, Ob/Gyns, pediatrics, general med physicians and laymen happy to help in any way possible. They bring experience, knowledge and boxes of medication.
Why do Peace Corps Volunteers help? Well not many of the physicians speak Spanish. But, there is another reason we readily sign on. The Trinity Brigade is AWESOME. They put up volunteers who live outside of the department capital in a hotel with hot running water. We are fed 3 whole meals a day which include peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches for lunch and cereal for breakfast (this is serious). And, we get to help the communities we live in and work in.
I had a great week translating and meeting everyone. Maybe someday I´ll be able to come back and help.
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