andiamo...: Day 11

Three little boys in Cuxlin Ha village who demanded that I take their picture... of course, I said yes!! :)

BRRRRR!!!!

It is not the tropical, warm, sunny weather that I thought it would be down here and according to the locals, they're freezing too! In all reality, it's only been down to the 60's which I know, I know, is still warmer than the temperatures that are hitting most of the United States... but come on! I'm in Central America! We're all crossing our fingers that since the weeks are chilly and not quite as sunny as we'd like, that the weekends will make up for it!

This week was a touch busier than last week which is a nice change! We still spend the mornings in the clinic catching hypertension and controlling diabetes on top of itching from scabies, head lice, and other random rashes. The afternoons are either out on mobiles to the villages or at the schools performing physicals for screening. Gang 2 ventured out to San Marcos village and then spent 2 days at Little Flower school and the clinic. The nights have been rainy so far this week but us crazy tourists still manage to get out and have some fun! Last night we stopped in to a local restuarant called Marian's and listened to a drum band. Those of us who have no pride learned how to do the local dance called the Punta (free lessons for all when I return!!). The food was great aka your typical rice, beans, curry chicken, plantains. Tonight the crew has decided to make a classic American breakfast for dinner (it should be a nice change).

Although the kids down here are not quite as sassy as most American children, they sure know how to crack you up and force a smile out of you. I thought I'd give you a taste of a couple of the munchkins that have won over my heart this week! There was even a little infant with cleft palate - go speech pathology!!! Sad news though, this little one cannot receive proper healthcare to correct the cleft lip until 25 other people nearby need similar services - that's the only way a surgeon will come! That could take a looooong time :(.