Today we again went to La Carpio but a different area. We also did something a little different in the fact that we did a medical clinic. We still did the drama but we also handed out medicine and stuff. We even managed to see some other Americans who weren't there as missionaries they would just call themselves philanthropists.
But that wasn't the only way things were different. I also only did the drama once and while everyone went and did the drama again I stayed back at the medical clinic and used my extremely limited medical vocabulary to help several families. Apparently hoof and mouth is running rampant in La Carpio. It was really interesting to use my translation skills in a way that was even further out of my comfort zone. I really just love using my skills in Spanish! Even one of our official translators said she could tell that I really love Spanish and she barely knows me!
One little boy after the first drama came and plopped down on my lap and asked to take a picture with me. I didn't have my camera but after I found it we did take the picture. It was just cute. His name was Dorian and later I got to help diagnose his family, including giving vitamins for him and his brother. I hope he grows up to be big and strong!
That was really all today. Just a lot of asking what was going on and diagnosing people, but when people don't have access to things as simple to us as Tylenol, it means a lot.
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