Dias Numero Uno

Day 1 in Peru....in so many ways it is just like coming home. So many hugs from old friends. Catching up on stories, families, pictures and kids. I am sure we all have things like this.... I don't know how this Peru thing got started, but now It is the thing that can never end.

I like to think that this sort of thing is natural. We are a helping profession. All we really want to do is help our fellow man. Why is it we have to come to Peru in order to perform the purist form of our healthcare training.

Few random memories on the Journey in...crazy traffic, humongous cockroaches, strong coffee, 77 yr old hospital....and it looks it. I feel tall here. Why is everything made out of concrete? Those people in the bus across the way...they are all standing, squished like sardines. Holy crap, our bus crossed 4 lanes of traffic from a standing stop to make a right turn. Wait...more hugs. We have some non-huggers in our group....they will be broken.

In the end the day was pleasantly, surprisingly smooth. Aquipa Azul (the Blue team) evaluated 17 patients and then Casted/molded 5 more. I believe the other groups have been equally effective.

Buenos Noches, Amigos

Pablo