Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Community Health Campaigns and Random Adventures

Enjoy pictures from inside the communities here doing health campaigns. Adam joined Thursday for our trip to the community of Soccma to see what we do and today Brooke went to T'astayoc, where there is a greenhouse and beautiful community there.

One of the nursing students with her young patient
The crazy road up to T'astayoc (and the same road they must travel on to get health care)
Soccer game of gringos vs Peru-it was a tie!
Adam and his ass
Kind of difficult to get a bad picture here

Juice in a bag in the Ollanta market with Sarah and Brooke

Sarah and me with our "skinny arms" pose




Sarah and me hiking past the waterfall

Darragh playing soccer with kids in T'astayoc, one of our further communities

Soccer

Examining a child in T'astayoc

Anastacio, one of our health promoters, and his wife in T'astayoc

Kids running free!

Not quite, my little friend...

Nutrition lesson with Escolástica and some of the St. John Fisher nursing students in Soccma

Sarah with the daughter of one of our health promoters in Marcuray

Outside of greenhouse in T'astayoc

Inside the greenhouse, which offers a variety of greens normally difficult to grow up in the mountains to offer all kinds of nutrition to T'astayoc's inhabitants
Adam and Darragh helping with the health campaign

Adam and Darragh

Adam, Darragh, and Daniel doing strong work

Peruvian nurse Leticia with some children before their wellness checks


Lucy dancing outside with kids

Adam and Ayo, our roommate



Fun seesawing in T'astayoc with the kids



Brushing our teeth is fun, right?





Ruins above a waterfall between Marcuray and Rayan

2 comments:

  1. Amazing pictures, I loved them all! You guys are doing great work, keep it up! Love, Shannon

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    1. Thanks so much, love! I hope to see you very soon!

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