Archive for July 2018

Até, Barretos

Published by Whitney Gartenberg on July 29, 2018

I write this last blog post from the São Paulo airport as we wait for our flight back to the… read more

Published by Georgia Jenkins on July 25, 2018

This week, everything is coming to a satisfying close. The hypertension project I spent so many hours crafting on my… read more

Published by Whitney Gartenberg on July 23, 2018

The body of the device is still in the manufacturing process down the road at the factory (fingers crossed it… read more

Published by Whitney Gartenberg on July 16, 2018

Happy belated State Rebellion day! In the state of São Paulo, July 9th is a holiday celebrating the state’s 87-day… read more

Published by Georgia Jenkins on July 13, 2018

The greatest adventure of the year continues as the two young Rice students press forward through each obstacle arising on… read more

Published by Whitney Gartenberg on July 6, 2018

Between the mobile clinic trips and World Cup games and Festa Junina celebrations, I have been working on my personal… read more

Published by Georgia Jenkins on July 2, 2018

After one day in Cajobí, I’m afraid I’ll never be able to pronounce “diabetes” like an American ever again. We… read more

Published by Whitney Gartenberg on July 1, 2018

In the United States, healthcare is a notoriously complicated system and a source of political discourse. In Brazil, healthcare is… read more