W10 – The End

W10 – The End

Hi everyone, welcome to my final week here at CR. The GMI program does last for another week until Aug 5, but I decided to leave a week early after the completion of my internship at Confluent. At work, Hannah and I wrapped up our work at Confluent. We were...
Blog post 10: Volcano time

Blog post 10: Volcano time

Hi all! Lots to tell this week. Last weekend we had a great group excursion to La Fortuna, one of the main locations in Costa Rica for outdoor adventures. We had a full weekend with hiking, swimming, and paddling. We arrived late Friday night to a nice Airbnb right...
Last weekend in CR!

Last weekend in CR!

I still cannot believe how quickly this summer has flown by! Ravi and I finished our final day at Confluent Medical on Friday, even though it felt like we had just arrived. We learned so much in our internship and had a lot of fun, between the projects we had and the...
Good Views, Good People, Good Eats

Good Views, Good People, Good Eats

Hola from an adventurous week! This past week has included lots of sightseeing, working, and trying new restaurants. Here is the (second to last!) weekly recap: Last weekend was a long weekend due to the national holiday, Annexation of Guanacaste on July 24, so we...
Welcome to Hospital Mexico

Welcome to Hospital Mexico

Hi again from San Jose Costa Rica, this week was full of new places and experiences. Monday, Emily and I were in the hospital Mexico the whole day checking on monitors and incubators, something that at this point we were very used to doing. However, we had a very...
W8: Availability?

W8: Availability?

This week Sarah and I shadowed Dr. Bogantes while he tended to consults with patients that suffer from neuromuscular diseases. It was of special interest for us to learn about a type of procedure done in patients with certain types of drug-resistant epilepsy which...