We have spent the
past few days acclimatizing to the
heat, the food, and the easy pace of life in San
Pancho. The opportunity to participate on this field school is what attracted us
both to enroll in Camosun’s Dental
Hygiene Program.
It is quite surreal finally being here. A few
things really stood out to us after the first couple of days: the sunsets are
spectacular, there are copious numbers of wonderful restaurants, there are perros roaming the streets and beaches
at every turn, and the roosters (almost) never stop announcing the new day.
We
are most looking forward to sharing our knowledge and skills with the locals, so that they can continue to maintain optimal oral health when we leave. We expect to grow
personally and professionally while gaining cultural
humility, but we did not expect to
become as immediately inspired as we have by the altruism we have witnessed here. San Pancho
is well loved; both the Circo
de los Ninos de San Pancho and Entreamigos
are social programs that serve to
empower the local residents by providing them with skills and confidence to achieve their dreams.
We will be setting up
our clinic at Entreamigos soon, and providing dental hygiene services for the next two weekends – but we are also looking forward to the cultural experience of an Islas Marietas excursion where we will snorkel in a hidden beach, known as Playa del Amor. Adios from paradiso!....,.by Jessica and Kyla
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