Greetings from Otavalo!
Thanks to Wheaton College´s Davis International Scholarship, last Tuesday through Thursday, I was able to make the trek from Burlington, Vermont to Otavalo, Ecuador, staying the night in Bogota, Columbia and Quito, Ecuador in transit to Otavalo.
I am living with a fantastic family here in Otavalo and taking the bus daily with my host mother, Maria Esther, to a clinic in a rural town, Gualsaqui.
Additionally, I completed my Wilderness Emergency Medical Training in June, and I hope to solidify what I have learned, practicing those skills and improving my medical Spanish.
After Wheaton, I intend to continue my study of medecine, becoming a Physician’s Assistant. Fluency in Spanish will help me reach a far greater population of patients.
A few fun highlights thus far in my trip-
-Eating cuy (guinea pig), a very special treat for Otavaleños
-Wathching the festivities of San Juan and the very old Incan holiday, Inti Raymi
-Saw a dead person for the first time
More soon,
Ida
Thanks for the news. Just by chance, Vershire Day's theme this year is "The Magic and Color of Inti Raymi." Price Chopper had some trouble coming up with the 450 cuy halves, but Shaws pulled through at the last minute. So we're good to go, thinking of you through it all.
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hi Ida, sounds like you're going to have a great experience. I've put up pics of my Alaska adventures if you haven't already seen them. Take care, I look forward to your next post.
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Ida! Hope those drawings we did during our Anat & Phys class this spring helped out with all your training (I know they did). Keep livin' the dream girl. Love you!
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safe travels and good times Ida!
ReplyDeletewe miss you and look forward to seeing you in august!
thank you for sharing the blog
Coach
ida kruuuzzzzeeeeee!!! ehehhehe hi! it sounds like your having a great time, learning a lot so far, and also determined to reach your goal :) we all believe in you keep working hard, hard work pays off. love you! see you soon!
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