We had the first fay of clinic today with only 3 hours sleep last night. We got to the Guatemala airport around 9:30, and what was supposed to be a 2.5 hour drive turned out to be a grueling FOUR hour rollercoaster ride from HELL! By the time we got to bed, we pretty much had to get up. Amazingly, we all made it through the day with so much energy and enthusiasm to help 1400 people see.
I worked on the autorefractor. This is a machine that pre-screens vision before the doctor sees the patient. It gives them an idea of where to start when they do an eye exam.
I learned much more Spanish today! I think I may become fluent by the time I go home. Some Morman missionaries helped us translate today, and one of them (who has been here 20 months) said my Spanish was better than his! He also told us all about his encounters with various bugs and icky things during his time here. I had to tune that out. I´m thankful my roommate brought a citronella candle.
Dinner´s in an hour, and we´ll probably all crash after that. I hear we´re having chicken cordon bleu.
Our hotel is nice. The air conditioning consists of opening the window. Thank goodness we´re on the bottom floor! My favorite part of the hotel so far is the fact that there are wild orchids growing all over the place - types I haven´t seen anywhere before.
Our team is phenenominal. We´re working so well together already. I´m excited for day two of clinic tomorrow!
Gonna go clean up. It´s hot here, and I´m stinky.
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Yay! Glad to hear the first day was a success! Stay cool!
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