Daily Log
Day 1---Monday, June 3: Medical Inventory (Xela)
The Community Service Class arrived at 8:00 A.M. to Saint Mark's Episcopal Church. We worked until 12:00 P.M. on a medical inventory.
Day 2---Monday, June 29: Medical Clinic (Xela)
The Community Service Class arrived at 10:00 A.M. to Saint Mark's Episcopal
Church. We had to wait for the Medical Team from the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota. As soon as they got to Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, we helped the Medical Team set up their equipment and each of their stations. First, I was assigned to Dr. Susan Maloney, but she ended up working in Pharmacy that day, so I helped Miss Laine Milburn and Miss Shanna Maloney at the blood pressure station. The Community Service Class left at 6:30 P.M.
Day 3---Tuesday, June 30: Dental Clinic (Chuguexa,
Chimaltenango)
The Community Service Class arrived at 7:30 A.M. to Saint Mark's Episcopal Church. We hop on a van and left to Chuguexa, Chimaltenango. I worked wtih and translated for Dr. Bryanne Hildebrandt and her assistant, Miss Kaitlin Ward. I had the opportunity to see lots and lots of blood; it was pretty interesting. The Community Service Class came back to Xela at 8:00 P.M.
Day 4---Wednesday, July 1: Medical Clinic (Nuevo Chuatuj, Coatepeque)
The Community Service Class arrived at 7:30
A.M. to Saint Mark's Episcopal Church. We hop on a van and left to Nuevo Chuatuj, Coatepeque, where I worked with and translated for Dr. Susan Maloney. It was pretty long day. We saw lots of patients, we were very tierd at the end of the day. The Community Service Class came back to Xela at 9:30 P.M.
Day 5---Thursday, July 2: Medical Clinic (Nuevo Chuatuj, Coatepeque)
The Community Service Class arrived at 7:30 A.M. to Saint Mark's Episcopal Church. We hop on a van and left to Nuevo Chuatuj, Coatepeque, where I worked with and translated for Dr. Susan Maloney. The Community Service Class came back to Xela at 9:30 P.M.
Day 6---Friday, July 3: Medical Clinic (Pachaj, Cantel)
The Community Service Class arrived at 7:30 A.M. to Saint Mark's Episcopal Church. At first, we were supposed to set up a medical clinic at Santa Maria de Jesus, but instead we worked at Pachaj, Cantel. I worked with and translated for Dr. Susan Malonley. The Community Service Class came back to Xela at 9:30 P.M.
Day 7---Saturday, July 4: Medical Clinic (Xela)
The Community Service Class arrived at 7:30 A.M. to Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, where we set up our
last and final medical clinic. I worked with and translated for Dr. Susan Maloney. We worked until 2:30 P.M.
Day 8-11---Monday to Thursday, July 6 to July 9: Los Ancianos (Xela)
The Community Service Class arrived each day at 11:30 A.M. to Saint Mark's Episcopal Church. While eating lunch with the elderly people, we would talk with
them and start a conversation. The Community Service Class left Saint Mark's Episcopal Church at 1:30 P.M.
Day 12---Friday, July 10: IAS Blog
The Community Service Class arrived at 8:00 A.M. to IAS, where we made our blog. We left at
12:00 P.M.
My Experience
The IAS Community Service Summer Program was one of the best experiences in my life. At first, I wasn't sure on taking the class, but I don't regret it. I had so much fun and I learned many different things. At the end of the IAS Community Service Summer Program, I realized that I had a chance of a lifetime.
The Community Service Class took one day, instead of two, on the medical inventory. With the medical inventory done; we would start our translating in the week of June 29. The week of June 29 turned out to be a really hard week for us. Some days we would arrived at 7:30 A.M. to Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, and we would come back as late as 9:00 P.M. It was a pretty long and tierd week. On my first day of work with the Medical Team from the Episcolpal Diocese of North Dakota, I was assigned to Dr. Susan Maloney, but the medical team needed help in pharmacy, so Dr. Susan Maloney helped with that. I had no translating to do, so I decided to work with Miss Laine Milburn and Miss Shanna Maloney, who were working at the blood pressure station. I had a really good time with them and I learned many things from them. The next day, we went to
Chuguexa, Chimaltenango. Chuguexa, Chimaltenango is a really small
community beside the road to Guatemala City. We had to walk down a pretty long dirt road. I worked with and translated for Dr. Bryanne Hildebrandt and her assistant, Miss Kaitlin Ward, in the dental clinic. I had the chance of seeing lots and lots of blood, and at a certain point I felt pretty dizzy. When we walked up the dirt road, we faced a severe storm. By the time we hop on the vans, we were soaking wet. I was glad the day was over. It was day 4, and in our way to Nuevo Chuatuj, two of our vans experienced some mechanical problems. Finally, we got to Nuevo Chuatuj, Coatepeque, where I worked with and translated for Dr. Susan Maloney. She was so cool! I learned many things from her, and I really enjoyed every minute that ticked by. We had the chance of seeing many patients, and in my opinion, it was such a great blessing. Our two days at Nuevo Chuatuj, Coatepeque were very long and tierd, but the experience was worth it. The next day, we were supposed to go to Santa Maria de Jesus, but their was a change in plans, instead we went to Pachaj, Cantel. Our arrival was ok, but when we started setting up stations, you could tell that there were some problems with the way people at Pachaj, Cantel had organized and set up things. Few minutes went by, and people from Pachaj, Cantel, were acting crazy. Talking in their own and particular language, people would argue against each other. At one point, I thought that they were going to kill each other, might sound exaggerated, but it could have happend. In Pachaj, Cantel, again, I worked with and translated for Dr. Susan Maloney. It was great; I had a blast! Day 7, our last and final day of work with the medical team. We set up the last clinic in
Xela. I worked with and translated for Dr. Susan Maloney. I had so much fun with her! I came up with the conclusion that Dr. Susan Maloney made my IAS Community Service Summer Program a better experience! During our last week, we ate lunch with the elderly at Saint Mark's Episcopal Church. I heard some pretty awesome stories from them.
I am very grateful with Mr. McMarlin for having me on the IAS Community Service Summer Program. Working with the Medical Team from the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota was one of the best experiences ever. I had so much fun, and I learned many things.
During the last and final week of the IAS Community Service Summer Program, I met a sweet and lovely 90-year old lady called Guadalupe Tobar. You could tell that she enjoyed talking to
people, because as soon as I sat down, she right away started talking to me as if we knew each other for a long time. Many call Mrs. Guadalupe Tobar, "Doña Lupita." Doña Lupita told me many different stories, some were very sad, but other stories made me laugh as hard as I can. Doña Lupita lives with her 55-year old son, and her three grandsons, between the ages of 15 and 17. Everyday, one of Doña Lupita's grandsons take her to Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, where she has been attending this daily lunch for two months. Doña Lupita gave me an innocent simile when she was telling me that she enjoyed lunch at Saint Mark's Episcopal Church better than
lunch at her own house. I just started laughing because I personally thought that it was so cute. When I asked Doña Lupita who took her back home, she just whispered, "Carlos." So I asked her, "Who is Carlos?" She just laughed and said, "Carlos is my 'friend'!" I just sat down and thought that that was one of the cutest things that I have ever heard in my life. After some minutes of talking to Doña Lupita, Carlos entered the room. I turned around to face Doña Lupita, and the first thing that I noticed was the big smile on her face, it was pretty romantic. If you ever have a chance to talk to an old person, go ahead and take it, I very so recommend it!
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