Halfway Through!

Halfway Through!

The week started with last weekend, where we went on an awesome tour of the La Paz waterfall gardens and wildlife refuge! From getting to be inches away from sloths and toucans to having butterflies landing on my face to seeing spectacular waterfall views to getting...

Beginning the Innovation

This past week, we began to narrow down the ideas that we wanted to work with Dr. Vargas on, and we began to look further into the background behind each of the ideas. Accompanied by clinical observations were discussions with Dr. Vargas on how these designs could be...
Identifying Needs and Exploring the City

Identifying Needs and Exploring the City

This week was a mix of stressful, productive, and fun! It started at the end of last week with us checking out an awesome new farmers market just 5 minutes away from our hostel by foot and a visit to Pablo’s house, as he and his family were nice enough to have...
La Primera Semana de la Pasantía

La Primera Semana de la Pasantía

This week was our first week of work, and it was great! While it is always going to take a bit to get used to a new place, we are starting to settle in. Although our mentor was out of town this week, I was lucky enough to observe various clinical visits with Dr....
Empieza la Observación

Empieza la Observación

After our introduction to San José, it was time to get to work! I like that the sun comes up so early here because it allows me to get my training runs and cross training before classes/work and keeps me on a good schedule. I am looking to find other routes other than...