The group made it to Las Mercedes today! They are busy unpacking and getting settled in today, and are super excited to start clinic tomorrow. Dr. Clements says they have still not received 8 pieces of luggage that got lost on the flight from North Carolina.
We'll have more details tomorrow once the students begin meeting with Honduran families who arrive at the clinic literally in busloads who live in Las Mercedes and surrounding areas.
In the meantime, learn more about Dr. Clements 10-year journey to get this clinic up and running in rural Honduras and hear from former Exploring Medicine students whose experiences working at the clinic were invaluable and life-changing. Here are two links to learn more...
1) New Year Brings New Clinic to Remote Area of Honduras
2) Building a Clinic for the People of Las Mercedes, Honduras
Keep this blog bookmarked and visit us again tomorrow for a roundup of day one of clinic!
Thanks for the update Alyssa! Any chance you could post some shout-outs from the team in the next entry? It'd be nice to hear some of their thoughts (particularly those of Wendy Zhang :p)
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