We made it to Guatemala! It was a long trip with many team members not getting any sleep for over 24 hours, but they survived the first day and second day on little to no sleep. The first day we got into the airport, rented a van, and then followed one of our drivers (who was hauling our luggage) out to Antigua. We then got settled into the hostel we are staying at and began the long process of organizing and preparing for the clinic.
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| Joan, Natalie, and Gwen as we wait for the rental van |
The team began prepackaging tums, tylenol, and various other items that we could not bag in advance without having issues with customs. I looked for our box of supplies left over from our last clinic at the fire station. We looked everywhere in all the attics, but then one of the fire fighters showed up that had been in the rat infestation process a month ago. Apparently since the fire department is near the dump, rats had gotten into the attack. They had killed them, but they died in the boxes and those boxes were contaminated. Basically, we didn't have any stuff there anymore.
So we went to the market and the pharmacy to buy more items on Friday. The team was also able to take a ride around town on the fire truck. I think that was the highlight of the trip so far!
We then stopped at the lookout on the hill before heading up to Santa Maria de Jesus to prepare for the next day.
We're looking forward to a busy day at the clinic today!
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