Day 2 started with a lovely breakfast at the hotel: rice, beans, and eggs. Little did I know that this would be my breakfast for the next 10 days!
After breakfast we had time to relax and explore the hotel grounds. The landscaping was very tropical and beautiful!
There were butterflies everywhere.
We then had orientation which involved Dr. Fernandez teaching us about tropical diseases, taking vitals, and our role in the clinics.
Me practicing listening to heart sounds.
Other students practicing giving blood sugar tests, ouch!
This kitty joined us for orientation and followed me around the rest of the day, I was sad to leave him!
We left in the late afternoon for Parismina, Costa Rica where we would have our clinics. We drove through a national park in Costa Rica (pictured). We arrived in Parismina when it was dark and had to take a water taxi to get to the town.
The accommodations were less than desirable, but we made the most of it! Luckily we had mosquito netting, and I was able to sweep the ticks off of my bed :)
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