Even stand somewhere every day then realize if you saw it only once it might actually seem kinda interesting for whatever reason? Well, after standing at the bus stop, sitting on the stoop of the main church in town, certain things--like half the passer-by's crossing themselves as they drive or walk by--seem totally mundane. I've gotten used to holding my breath and looking slightly away when the busses take off with their newly loaded passengers, in an attempt to avoid some of the pollution. Anyway, this morning someone marched three goats down the main street of the town (the street even I am afraid to cross, though I dart in front of traffic in Boston without a second thought). I tried to pull out my camera to take a picture of the goats, the busses, and the people all in one shot, but I was too late. I decided I'd take a few pics of my rather awesome surroundings, just because...!
Introduction
This blog will follow me through my travels and experiences working at a clinic in Quetzaltenango (Xela), Guatemala. The clinic sees primarily indigenous (Mayan) patients in a rural mountain community. More than half of the patients are children, and the clinic is expanding its population even more to include more adults. Much of my struggles actually come from the rather universal theme of being a new healthcare provider, in my case, a new nurse practitioner. I'll also try to post plenty of travel stories to keep people entertained, and share some more cheerful stories. I apologize if there's an overkill of clinic stories. Sometimes it helps to tell the stories, even if only for my own sake.
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