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Susy and the CMO and CNO in Huehuetenango
accepting the Misoprostil donated by our Providence Pharmacy. |
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Attentive Nursing Students listening to Elena's
Presentation on the breast pump. |
Quinceañera De Casa Materna and visit to Lake Atitlan - Sorry that we have not written much in the past few days. We have finally been joined by our 7th member, El Tejon (the Badger) from Wisconsin, Mike Waddick who arrived safely even though one of his bags with some important supplies somehow bypassed Guatemala. Rumors are that penguins in Antartica have been selling the metronidazole on the "white" market. We spent most of Thursday seeing patients and doing ultrasounds at Casa Materna. Friday, however was a very special and beautiful day for Casa Materna, as we celebrated its 15th birthday, complete with speeches from dignitaries (like our own cigueña Suzy), music, singing, pastel and of course - a Piñata.
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| Santa Susana speaking at the "birthday party" |
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| The Hood River Contingent outside the PCI office. |
We spent the weekend bonding and relaxing at Lake Atilan, were we took in the amazing sites, failed miserably at haggling for the better prices and ate mountains of churrasco and great comida tipica. The nature conservatory was a highlight, with live coati's, spider monkeys, waterfalls and frightening suspension bridges. But the best thrill rides were the Tuk-Tuk that whizzed us in the narrow and bumpy streets of Panajachel.
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| Desayuno Tipico |
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Our "Guide" Pedro and the first poor bargaining
"deal" of the day |
Tomorrow we will be in the mountains and the altiplano's at 7000- 10000 feet and will be working with midwives, physicians and nurses in the two smaller communities of Santa Eulalia and Soloma. Both still have a high maternal mortality rate and we will hope to learn from the midwives and health care workers what barriers they encounter and see if we can help them in their very difficult work.
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| Lago Atitlan at Sunset with the volcanos in the distance. |
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