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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.     As we...
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...
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...
A More Scenic Side Of Tijuana

A More Scenic Side Of Tijuana

by Calvin Sun | Dec 28, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, Mexico, One Small House

  After lunch we commandeered a pick-up truck up to the top of the hills:   And then we came back down just in time to see the roofs put up:  - At time of posting in Tijuana, Mexico, it was 20 °C - Humidity: 46% | Wind Speed: n/a | Cloud Cover:...
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