So since I've been gone, my Grandma turned 80 and my older brother got engaged!!! With awesome events like these happening while out of the country, Skype has been a great way to keep in touch. Here are some pics of me skyping people at my house for my grandma's birthday party... of course there were tons and tons of people (cause that's just how the Besaw's do it) but I only snapped a few shots. I also put some pics of my hermanita maria paz and I goofin around. She's pretty much hilarious.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Puerto Escondido
So I survived the 6.5 hour van ride from Oaxaca to Puerto!! I've been in Puerto Escondido for the past 2 weeks.
I'm staying with a family of 3. Roger, his wife Sol, and their daughter Maria Paz. Roger and Sol actually run the language/surf school that I am attending while here. She also is the local coordinator for my program, so they are definitely very friendly people!
I'll post pics soon, i promise. Here's one i took of Carrizalillo, the beach thats about 5 min from my house :)
I'm staying with a family of 3. Roger, his wife Sol, and their daughter Maria Paz. Roger and Sol actually run the language/surf school that I am attending while here. She also is the local coordinator for my program, so they are definitely very friendly people!
I'll post pics soon, i promise. Here's one i took of Carrizalillo, the beach thats about 5 min from my house :)
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Last pics from Oaxaca de Juarez
Ok so these pictures are from the last week I was in Oaxaca. There are a couple from the week 3 clinic with Dr. Hector the pediatrician, but they're all from week 4 for the most part (4/25-4/31).
I spent week 4 at a family practice doctor's office. Her name is Dra. Margarita and she was really nice and seemed to enjoy her job. It was VERY laid back and there was Air Conditioning!!!! So I was happy. Most of the patients would come in for basic check ups or for sore throats, fever, flu, vomiting, etc. She'd charge children/elders 40 pesos and adults 50 pesos... that's about 4 or 5 dollars!!! So cheap. There was one lady that I won't forget, because... well she had an infection in her vagina. So yeah... I got a full view of this lady. She was about 65 years old and was very worried about it. Dra. Margarita diagnosed it as just a bacterial infection and gave her a cream and antibiotic. She then kind of started crying when she started talking about her son being involved in the drug trade. I had a hard time following, but it was sad to see how much she was hurting and I could tell the stress of her health and her son were getting to her.
There are also pictures of when Jenny and I went to the Central to catch a 'collectivo' to take us to a couple pueblitos where they make a lot of the artesanias that are sold in Oaxaca. We kind of wanted to go to the source, so we went to Arrizola and San Bartolo. Theyre known for their artesanias/alebrijes and barro negro respectively. Collectivos are aptly named, as they basically 'collect' as many people that they can pack in the taxi and take them to a single destination. Well it was quite the experience being packed in a little car the size of the old Toyota Corollas with 7/8 mexicans. It was only 60 to 70 cents to get a ride to a pueblito about 20-30 min away, so it's quite a deal!
The rest of the pictures are just around Oaxaca and then at Monte Alban. Here's a link to Monte Alban for those unfamiliar: Monte Alban Info. Basically it is thousands of years old--built by the Zapotecs/Olmecs 500 years B.C. So it was cool seeing buildings that were literally built before Christ walked.
I spent week 4 at a family practice doctor's office. Her name is Dra. Margarita and she was really nice and seemed to enjoy her job. It was VERY laid back and there was Air Conditioning!!!! So I was happy. Most of the patients would come in for basic check ups or for sore throats, fever, flu, vomiting, etc. She'd charge children/elders 40 pesos and adults 50 pesos... that's about 4 or 5 dollars!!! So cheap. There was one lady that I won't forget, because... well she had an infection in her vagina. So yeah... I got a full view of this lady. She was about 65 years old and was very worried about it. Dra. Margarita diagnosed it as just a bacterial infection and gave her a cream and antibiotic. She then kind of started crying when she started talking about her son being involved in the drug trade. I had a hard time following, but it was sad to see how much she was hurting and I could tell the stress of her health and her son were getting to her.
There are also pictures of when Jenny and I went to the Central to catch a 'collectivo' to take us to a couple pueblitos where they make a lot of the artesanias that are sold in Oaxaca. We kind of wanted to go to the source, so we went to Arrizola and San Bartolo. Theyre known for their artesanias/alebrijes and barro negro respectively. Collectivos are aptly named, as they basically 'collect' as many people that they can pack in the taxi and take them to a single destination. Well it was quite the experience being packed in a little car the size of the old Toyota Corollas with 7/8 mexicans. It was only 60 to 70 cents to get a ride to a pueblito about 20-30 min away, so it's quite a deal!
The rest of the pictures are just around Oaxaca and then at Monte Alban. Here's a link to Monte Alban for those unfamiliar: Monte Alban Info. Basically it is thousands of years old--built by the Zapotecs/Olmecs 500 years B.C. So it was cool seeing buildings that were literally built before Christ walked.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Clownin' Around
Remember how I talked about the clown show that I was dragged into in downtown Oaxaca (in my last video blog)? Well here's the evidence... Good times.
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