Free and Sustainable: A Hospital of Love
I’ve been in Barretos for about 6 days now, and I’m starting to get comfortable. I’ve become familiar with the… read more
Foreignness and Familiarity
As I pack for my trip to Barretos, Brazil, I begin to think how normal it all feels… I am,… read more
Just dive in
How do you prepare for an experience you’ve never had? Patricia and I started working in the OEDK early this… read more
Second circle — outside the mobile unit
While my previous post focused on the inner workings of mobile unit 3 and what the experience was like in… read more
Dear Future Interns…
This internship has been an amazing experience, Pablo and I have learned a lot. So as this internship wraps up… read more
To The Interior And Back
For about 6 days Pablo and I had the opportunity to travel with the Barreto’s mobile unit (or carreta) to… read more
First circle — inside the mobile unit
To be honest, telling people that the HCB “sends mobile units around Brazil for cancer prevention” is a really vague… read more
The Land of Portuguese, Pele, and Prevention
For most of my life I have wanted to travel to Brazil. The colorful culture has always enchanted me. From the craziness… read more
Third Time’s the Charm
For the last week I got the chance to experience a carreta for the third time this summer. Pablo and… read more
Into the blind world
At the moment in which Vergil and Dante are about to enter Limbo in Dante’s Inferno, Vergil guides Dante by… read more