Friday, July 10, 2009

Jimena Marquez (Project number 1)

1) June 1 Monday: 8:00a.m- 12:00p.m. (Medicine Inventory)*This day we had to be at the Saint Marks Episcopal Church at 8:30a.m. We had to organize all of the medicines that we were going to use in the medical mission. We had to count all of the medicine that was on each box. We finished at 12:00p.m.

2) June 29 Monday: 10:30a.m-6:30p.m. Medical Clinic(Xela)
* When they arrived we started working right away.I worked with Jennifer Risan, a medical student, that day. She was a nice lady. I had the honor to translate for her.

3) June 30 Tuesday: 7:30a.m.-8:00p.m. Medical Clinic(Chuguexa)
* Tuesday we had to be at the Episcopal Church at 7:30a.m. to go to Chuguexa and start working again. When we arrived I had the pleasure to work in the Dental station. I got to watch how they pulled people's teeth out.

4) July 1&2 Wednesday&Thursday: 7:30-9:30 Medical Clinic(Nuevo Chuatuj)
* Wednesday and Thursday we went to Coatepeque and I had the pleasure to work both days with Pam Pranke, a nurse. I was her translator and we told people how to take there medicines.

5) July 3 Friday:7:30-9:30 Medical Clinic (Pachaj)
* We were going to go to Santa Maria but the place were we were going to was occupied so we went to Pachaj! I once more had the pleasure to work with Pam Pranke.

6) July 4 Saturday:7:30-2:30 Medical Clinic(Xela)
* This was our last day with the Medical Team and we worked at the Episcopal Church. I worked half time with Jessica Risan helping her translate to the patients. Then I went to work at theDental Station with Anna Pranata, a dentist, and her assistant Jamee Weibe.

7) July 6-9 Monday- Thursday: 11:30-1:30(Ancianos)
* We got to eat Lunch with old people and got to know them a little. we spoke to different people there.

8)July 10 Friday: 8:00-12:oop.m. (School)
*We got to school at 8:00 and wrote in our blog our experiences in this Community Service.

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Daily Schedule: IAS Summer Community Service

This year we volunteered with the Medical and Dental teams from the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota. The second week we volunteered with Los Ancianos, a community center and lunch program for the elderly at St. Marks's Episcopal Church in Xela. We worked a total of 85:30 hours in 12 days.

Monday, 1 June 2009, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Quetzaltenango
Inventory medical supplies
4:00 hours today -- 4:00 hours total

Mon, 29 June 2009, 10:30 am - 6:30 pm
Worked in Xela
8:00 hours today -- 12:00 hrs total

Tue, 30 July 2009, 7:30 am -- 8:00 pm
Worked in Chuguexa
12:30 hours today -- 24:30 hours total

Wed, 1 July 2009, 7:30 am -- 9:30 pm
Worked in Nueva Chuatuj (Coatepeque)
14 hours today -- 38:30 hours total

Thu, 2 July 2009, 7:30 am -- 9:30 pm
Worked in Nueva Chuatuj (Coatepeque)
14 hours today -- 52:30 hours total

Fri, 3 July 2009, 7:30 am -- 9:30 pm
Worked with in Pachaj Cantel
14 hours today -- 66:30 hours total

Fri, 3 July 2009, 7:30 am -- 9:30 pm
Worked with Medical/Dental Teams in Pachaj Cantel
14 hours today -- 66:30 hours total

Sat, 4 July 2009, 7:30 am -- 2:30 pm
Worked with Medical/Dental Teams in Xela
7:00 hours today -- 73:30 hours total

Mon - Thurs, 6-9 July, 11:30 am -- 1:30 pm daily
Volunteered with Los Ancianos, a community center and lunch program for the elderly in Xela.
2:00 hours daily -- 8:00 hours for the week
81:30 hours total

Fri, 10 July, 8:00 am -- 12:00 pm
Daily log and essays blogging at IAS, Xela
4:00 hours today
85:30 total hours, 12 days of volunteer experience