Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Llegamos!!!

We have arrived…it went a little something like this:

-We met at 3:30 am at Duke and loaded all 21 people and 25+ bags of supplies (medicine, school supplies, glasses, soap, etc)

-We departed RDU Airport to Tegucigalpa, Honduras by way of Houston, TX

-We arrived in Tegucigalpa around noon and took the Heifer International shuttle to the compound

-Ate a fantastic lunch prepared by the generous hosts

-Had a couple hours to siesta and tour the compound

-Began re-packing medications in preparation for our days in the clinic in Las Mercedes

-At 6 pm we had dinner (chicken, rice, grilled root vegetables, homemade banana bread, and homemade tortillas)

-We immediately returned to the medications to finish individualizing

-Exhausted…turning in

Expected departure tomorrow at 7 am for Las Mercedes!!!