Friday, August 11, 2006
News from Beth
Hello everyone,
It´s Beth again with the most recent update for the interns.
Yesterday (Wednesday) we made more models of head wands, hand splints, hand sticks and communication boards for the SPED school. Osima bought supplies to make repairs at Asoplejicat and worked there yesterday and today replacing windows, replacing switches and fixing the doors. Go Osima! Adam, who caught whatever Gladys was sick with, helped too despite feeling miserable. Go Adam!
Today we wrote a proposal to assist Norma, the lovely 22 year old from Huambalo who has brain cancer. We´ll give the proposal to the CITTI Project leaders tomorrow when we have our debriefing meeting.
We´ve also been putting together a master book with instructions for each of the models we´ve created. The materials and procedures for each model are being translated and we printed photos of the various steps to accompany the written directions. The completed book will be copied and distributed to the various organizations we have assisted. It feels good, and necessary to include the book of instructions, as this will help ensure our work here is sustainable.
Tomorrow the plan is for us to eat lunch with our host families at noon and then return to Quito. We´re scheduled to meet Bridgett, Chaya and Maggie at 6 for dinner. We´re banking on being late, or simply arriving on Ecuadorian time.
That´s it for now. Although, we did hear that there are new restrictions for flight travel into the US thanks to that most recent bomb scare yesterday. Wish us easy traveling.
Be well, beth
It´s Beth again with the most recent update for the interns.
Yesterday (Wednesday) we made more models of head wands, hand splints, hand sticks and communication boards for the SPED school. Osima bought supplies to make repairs at Asoplejicat and worked there yesterday and today replacing windows, replacing switches and fixing the doors. Go Osima! Adam, who caught whatever Gladys was sick with, helped too despite feeling miserable. Go Adam!
Today we wrote a proposal to assist Norma, the lovely 22 year old from Huambalo who has brain cancer. We´ll give the proposal to the CITTI Project leaders tomorrow when we have our debriefing meeting.
We´ve also been putting together a master book with instructions for each of the models we´ve created. The materials and procedures for each model are being translated and we printed photos of the various steps to accompany the written directions. The completed book will be copied and distributed to the various organizations we have assisted. It feels good, and necessary to include the book of instructions, as this will help ensure our work here is sustainable.
Tomorrow the plan is for us to eat lunch with our host families at noon and then return to Quito. We´re scheduled to meet Bridgett, Chaya and Maggie at 6 for dinner. We´re banking on being late, or simply arriving on Ecuadorian time.
That´s it for now. Although, we did hear that there are new restrictions for flight travel into the US thanks to that most recent bomb scare yesterday. Wish us easy traveling.
Be well, beth
