Day 1 After weeks of planning and agonizing over this trip the day for my departure into the elusive jungle has finally arrived. Since one of my days off had been…
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Mariah
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Tonight a young woman was brought into our tiny ER in Ecuador by her husband who claimed she had a headache. The patient herself wouldn´t speak. As we tried to engage her…
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When I left for Italy last May to travel with a dear friend it was on a wish and a prayer. The prayers of many, actually. I had been sick…
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When I told my parents I´d been accepted for an INMED internship in the jungle town of Shell, Ecuador an expression of recognition immediately crossed their faces. They knew…
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I´m experiencing what I am going to call traveler´s block. I am being faced with sensory overload and my brain has decided it´s siesta time. I have less than…
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There´s a moment that eventually hits you during your travels when you decide to stay in one place for a bit. Maybe you´ve fallen in love with someone, or you just…