Ok folks...I apologize for the delayed update, but I made it home!
My final days in Honduras were so powerful. I left the country with such a passion for doing work in this country-well, in global health in general! My participants were so excited about the project that they welcomed me back in January to continue the work I started. In addition they gave me a gift!!!! It is a ring with the Lord's prayer written in very small print all the way around it. I am excited to begin analyzing my data....It should be a long and interesting process, however, this information will help several organizations continue to make a difference in the lives of the people living in Santiago. In addition, I plan to present my findings at the MO Public Health Association conference in September. Thus, I need to get cracking on analyzing my data. Don't worry, I will blog about this process, as well as post any trends/findings that are interesting!
I do plan to return in January, only this time I hope to implement some really great Health Education. While flying home (which is a long story in and of itself) I met a physician on the plane, and she recommended a book called When There is No Doctor as for it has basic public health information in both languages. I will take a look at this book and let you know what I think! Either way, I am currently searching for a curriculum to take down there....if anyone has any recommendations, please let me know!
Ok....so my flight home was the biggest nightmare of my life. First, my flight was delayed out of Honduras....naturally this impacted all of my connecting flights....meaning, I missed them. Because there were so many delays and cancellations in Houston, they basically had nothing to do for me. So, after arguing with both Continental and United airlines, my mom purchased (what she thought) was a flight for the next morning. The next morning I go to a different airport (because at this point I was flying southwest), I try to print my boarding pass only to find out that the ticket was purchased FOR THE NEXT YEAR!!!!! I pulled my wallet out, grabbed my debit card and handed it to the woman and said "I don't care how much it costs, but I have to get home TODAY." Long story short, I ended up flying standby and finally made it home late Saturday evening. Whew. Of course my poor mother felt horrible, which is wasn't her fault....she was trying. But my travel home was such a mess. The moral of this story is-never fly with more than one connecting flight. MMMK!?!?!
Ok folks, I'm sorry to be so short but I have to get going because my battery is dying. Keep your eyes peeled for updates about my next justice trip!
Hasta Luego!
