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.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Rain on the Roads

You may have heard me mention that the roads here are terrible in the rain. Many places also have issues with mudslides, but here it's just an issue of mud. Four-wheel drive vehicles can get stuck, busses bump up and down on the giant holes and ditches, and things get so bad that they actually have plows smoothing the roads. I have yet to decide if the plows actually seem to be of any use. These pictures were taken while waiting for the bus in front of the clinic, where we stayed late with some patients, and were given the chance to enjoy the surprise sunshine!


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