Our Final Blog …
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »In a rickshaw With our good friends - Sr Prima & husband Uday Our last weekend in India – Time really has flown! On Saturday, we spent a lot of time finalizing our research project on lactation practices in the Fatehpur area ...
Back to the Villages
Friday, February 20th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »A village home With the school children HIV/AIDS class for the village women It’s been another interesting week for us. We got back from Allahabad and were back in full swing with a full OR schedule and a busy outpatient clinic. On Thursday, ...
Holla from Allahabad!
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »View on the bus Outside the Nehru family home American family with us at Sangam Sailing at the Sangam The Holy Dip Temple George Harrison built at Sangam On Saturday we had another medical camp just outside the hospital. We didn’t know how many people to ...
Party & Health Fair
Friday, February 13th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Our hospital team at health fair Monkey doing pull-ups :) Kirsten on motorcycle with community health worker Ellen on motorcycle with Dr. Sujith Crowd gathered at health fair Theresa teaching villagers at health fair Dinner at engagement party Last night we were lucky enough to be invited ...
In the community…
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Having our daily 5:00pm tea - yum! With the kids of a village A view of one village With the villagers In the villages of Fatehpur Yesterday we were able to travel with the Community Health Department staff to three villages in the community. These ...
Surfin’ the waves of the Ganges…
Monday, February 9th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Ganges Sweet Shop at Hotel Ajay Gate to India Piccadelhi Sunday is our official day off - no hospital responsibilities! We started the day by attending a small fellowship service with two members of the staff here. The hospital has a Christian affiliation and ...
Saturday, February 7th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
The medical director, Dr. Sujith, came back to the clinic today after being in Delhi for a few days. We met him for the first time, and he is extremely friendly and likes to give a lot of teaching. He ...
Arrived Safely!
Thursday, February 5th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »We arrived safely in Delhi after a 13 1/2 hour flight, and were tired but happy to be on the ground! We spent two days in Delhi resting, shopping and eating. Delhi is a crowded, bustling city and could be ...
Ellen & Kirsten’s blog: 4 days before the trip
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »We are so excited to be departing for India on Saturday! There is still a lot to get ready. Today we bought a bunch of supplies, and were fortunate enough to get a lot of medical supplies donated from a ...