Before I post up my entry on Everest, I should mention our unexpected detour to Hindu Vidyapeeth (HVP) last night. HVP is a non-profit educational trust that enrolls Nepalese children from regions as far as Myanmar and provides them a quality education and prepares them for admission into international colleges. We found out about it [...]
Archive for the ‘Community Service’ Category
How are the kids?
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011THE CLINIC IS OPEN
Monday, January 17th, 2011As of 12:00pm EST, Monday January 17th, the community free clinic we were building in Tijuana, Mexico has been finally opened: The ribbon is cut! Too bad the guy in the green shirt got in the way. Inside the clinic – the community waiting room Pharmacy room with medications donated [...]
Goodbye Mexico!
Friday, December 31st, 2010It’s a final goodbye to Mexico! Crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S.; yes they check for your passports to let you through. Very straightforward, but the traffic took 2 hours! We crossed the border last night to meet up with my classmate Nubia as she graciously drove us around San Diego to get [...]
Photo Shoot on the Roof
Thursday, December 30th, 2010As the roof came together, I couldn’t help myself to run up there and ask if anyone wanted a new profile picture for their facebooks. After all, it’s not very often we get to sit on top of a roof on a newly constructed clinic. As we pack up to go, I capture some last [...]
Last Construction Day in Tijuana
Thursday, December 30th, 2010So this is our last day and it feels like things are starting to wrap up nicely: Pepsi better pay me royalties for this Although most of the work is done, there’s still a lot left. Luckily we raised enough money to pay some volunteers to stay behind and finish the whole thing by early [...]
One Small House: The Theme Song
Thursday, December 30th, 2010Who knew that a bunch of medical students can come up with a theme song about their community service experience in less than 48 hours? – At time of posting in Tijuana, Mexico, it was 55.4 °F – Humidity: 77% | Wind Speed: 37km/hr | Cloud Cover: clear
A sunset in Tijuana
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010Today we were hit by pretty bad rain so we took only a skeleton crew to work at the clinic site, where we worked on insulation and shielding the roof with tarp. The construction pace on the clinic nevertheless decelerated and some of us were sent off to other sites to finish a few other [...]
Elves on the roof
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010So we decided to stay a little later into the day to finish the roof… …and before we knew it, dark had already set upon us. So we called in the calvary, lighting up the site with truck-lights and floodlights. At time of posting, half of the roof has been finished, with plywood and tarpaper [...]
A more scenic side of Tijuana
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010After lunch we commandeered a pick-up truck up to the top of the hills: Tijuana just got served And then we came back down just in time to see the roofs put up: Roof goes up! – At time of posting in Tijuana, Mexico, it was 68 °F – Humidity: 46% | Wind Speed: n/a | [...]
Firing a Gun in Mexico
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010So we got our hands on a .22 pistol and defended ourselves against the invading cartels. Ok, the latter part isn’t true. But we did fire a pistol (for construction’s sake): As of right now, all walls are up! Here’s a quick interior tour: All walls are up! – At time of posting in Tijuana, [...]
