Tag Archives: guatemala
Photos from the Field
Helps Golf Tournament at La Reunion
Last weekend was the annual Helps Golf Tournament fund-raising event. It was a rather luxurious affair as the tournament was held at La Reunion golf resort outside of Antigua. It has an insane course. It’s back nine ride right up … Continue reading →
Defenders
So we had the Helps Golf Tournament at the La Reunion Golf Resort in Antigua and I saw tons of Defenders out there. All of them diesel and I started drooling. They came from the factory with winches, grille guards, … Continue reading →
Photos from the field
Out of the woods
Hey everybody, sorry for the long hiatus in posts. Just got done with 4 months of fieldwork and with some time off, finally. Blaire came down for the Tejutla trip! And we spent some time together in Antigua which was … Continue reading →
Sucking it up
We just finished with our second medical team of the year. The mission was to Huehuetenango and we saw around 1500 patients over five days. However, we, the team coordinators, don’t know what a day off is and have been … Continue reading →
Quote of the Day
“Q-tip? Here’s a Q-tip. Spend less Q’s.” — Andrew Heiser
A quick update on this week’s prosthetics event
THANKSGIVING ARRIVES EARLY IN GUATEMALA Prosthetics team gifts patients with new limbs and hope, delivers smiles By Tony de Lima Nov. 25, 2009 Guatemala City, Guatemala. – Robert Dirksen, a CPO from California and his team, fitted 14 patients with … Continue reading →
Dangerous Roads in Guatemala
This is the “new” bypass around the San Cristobal Verapaz landslide of January 2009. It had been raining for three days when we started down this “highway.” Unfortunately, the road had been washed out at the landslide and was impassable. … Continue reading →