I fondly remember 5 years ago when I came to Haiti with 4 other monsooners as we backpacked up from the capital city of Port-au-Prince to Cap-Haitien and gazed out from one of the most beautiful fortresses of colonial America. I had a great crew to travel with...
Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Here I am! And on your Independence Day (it’s January 1st) too! Outside the airport We’re currently staying at the Trinity Lodge in Delmas, a quieter suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. I first have to give a shout...
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...
As of 12:00pm EST, Monday January 17th, the community free clinic we were building in Tijuana, Mexico has opened: Clinic Hallway Inside the clinic - the community waiting room Pharmacy room with medications donated by Mickey Heller and his family...All medication...
It’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 one of our med school...
As 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. Andrei Patty & Nilam...
So 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...
