Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Day 4--Thursday 3/26--Danli

Danli is one of the culturally and ecomonically important cities in the area we were serving this trip. We set up in the Lions Club facility. A cinder block building with poor ventilation.

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The providers we split into groups of two. On this day, I was paired with a Cuba doctor, who spoke no english and my spanish is redimentary at best. However, she was awesome to work with and we found communication not nearly as difficult as we thought it might be--gestures go a long way.
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My student companions:
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(Susan, Ian, and Cassie)
Our bound continued to grow as the days passed.

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(Cassie and Eric)
Cassie, Eric, and Ian were just delightful--as were all the students--however, these were among my greatest support system.

Unfortunately, because we were split into different rooms, I had little interaction with Peter, Norma, Greg, or Kathy, except when one of us sought out the others for consultation. Poor Peter and Norma were in the least ventilated room--a literal sweat box!

The Dental Team--hard at work:
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Interacting with the locals:
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This little boy stole the show--he sang, he smiled, and he played. He captivated us all.

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Cassie and the local kids. I swear the kids were as drawn to Cassie as she was to them.

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