Oops! Very behind in blogging!

Went to UK, France, Spain, Italy, and Germany in 2010. Will be going to Rome in a few days. Will be going to Costa Rica in a few months. I will update... at some point. Summer vacation?

Colombia

Went to Colombia. It was great. I'll post more later!

Guatemala 2008: Wooddale Again

This summer I translated again for Wooddale's Senior High trip to Guatemala and El Salvador. My good friend, Sara, came to translate, to0. We saw many patients--some just needing some multivitamins and acetaminophen and doing minor surgeries others.

Knowing Spanish, it's much easier to get to know the Guatemalans and the El Salvadoreans who worked with us-- from the people who cook to the bus drivers to the other translators. The pictures are of Sara and I with some of our translator friends and of one of the "surgeries" that we did. This one was to get a piece of glass out of a man's back (my job was to hold the flashlight!).

Still on an Adventure, Even with Medical Insurance

So, even with medical insurance, one month of a common prescription cost $52.85. What did I do? I decided to go without.

Check out an article from the Times on this issue...

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Update Jan. 06, 2009:

I needed to get another prescription today. This one and the one that I previously posted about cost me $15 each with my other insurance. Today's total for one month of only one prescription? $44. I told her "I'll do without" and walked away.

Why is it that with one I pay $30 a month and with the other it's $100 a month?

The Adventure of Many College Graduates: No Medical Insurance

This summer I was without medical insurance because I was a college graduate and hired to be a teacher but my mother's insurance only covers full time students and school doesn't start until the fall. It's a gap that many college graduates are in. This summer, while uninsured I successfully avoided getting sick or injured as I worked, played or traveled (Minnesota to Iowa and to Guatemala and El Salvador). After that, I'm tired of gambling.

Guatemala 2008: Leaving

After a week of vacation, it was time to go back to the US, finish college, and graduate.  The last meal in Guatemala had to be Pollo Campero, of course.  

Guatemala 2008: Rio Dulce and Livingston

The tickets to fly back were cheaper a week later than when the program was done. So we decided to stay and travel some-- granted we spent more money traveling than what we would have with the more expensive ticket, it was worth it. We went to Rio Dulce and to Livingston which are near and on the Caribbean. It was a lot of boats and water. The one photo is of where we stayed and the other is of me jumping with two friends that I made, but one (the dog) didn't jump. It was fun to relax before going to the US.