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THE CLINIC IS OPEN

THE CLINIC IS OPEN

by Calvin Sun | Jan 17, 2011 | Community Service, December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, Mexico, One Small House

  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...
Goodbye Mexico!

Goodbye Mexico!

by Calvin Sun | Dec 31, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, Fit for Foodies, Mexico, One Small House

  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...
Photo Shoot On The Roof

Photo Shoot On The Roof

by Calvin Sun | Dec 30, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, How's the weather?, Mexico, One Small House

  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...
Last Construction Day In Tijuana

Last Construction Day In Tijuana

by Calvin Sun | Dec 30, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, Mexico, One Small House

  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...
One Small House: The Theme Song

One Small House: The Theme Song

by Calvin Sun | Dec 30, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, Doctor in the House, Mexico, One Small House

  Who 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 13 °C - Humidity: 77% | Wind Speed: 37km/hr | Cloud Cover:...
A Sunset In Tijuana

A Sunset In Tijuana

by Calvin Sun | Dec 29, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, How's the weather?, Mexico, One Small House, Uncategorized Stories

  Today 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...
Elves On The Roof

Elves On The Roof

by Calvin Sun | Dec 29, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, Mexico, One Small House

  So 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...
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