Day one

Hello friends and family, We wanted to let you know that everyone is safe and healthy. I do have to report, however, that our lives are being deeply touched by the events of the day. We woke up to the unfamiliar sounds of feral dogs barking, roosters, and mangos bombing the tin roof of our cabana (sounds like firecracker explosion). Breakfast was delicious, consisting of fresh tropical fruit, rice, beans, and eggs. We then took a bus to a city with a strong Sandanista presence. We toured the life-link school and base camp, also discussing logistics of tomorrows medical camp. We then toured the surrounding neighborhood, a congregation of clandestine tin hovels and squallor that experiences frequent flooding . The people were amazing, letting us tour their homes, meet their family, and reinforce to ourselves how truly lucky our lives are. Our day to day grind that is life consists of first world problems. The first medical camp is tomorrow, where we will see 60 patients per hour and I sincerely hope that I may return a fraction of what has been given to me. Jenny G. and Sarah W.