by Emily Murray | Jul 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hola from 5 weeks done in Costa Rica! I can’t believe that we’ve been here for over a month, and only have another month to go — crazy how time flies. Here’s the recap from a pretty chill week: On Sunday, we mostly just hung out around the...
by Santiago Aparicio | Jul 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hi again from Costa Rica, this week was full of long drives and exciting experiences at Meditek. Monday, we stayed in San Jose with Jesus and Lucia working in a hospital close to the office. Our task for the day was to check the hospital’s vital sign monitors...
by Hannah Delatte | Jul 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
It is so hard to believe that we have already completed 1/2 of our time here in Costa Rica! The first half absolutely flew by and I’m sure the second half will too. So far I feel like we haven’t spent tooo much time doing touristy things but I definitely...
by Travis Dowd | Jul 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by Ravi Nataraj | Jul 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hey guys, welcome back to the midway point of Ravi’s time in Costa Rica. Life here has become my new normal; I haven’t considered returning to the States. From the dreaded synchrony of mosquito bites to Thursday pizza nights at Lolita, it’s safe to say living in Costa...
by Pablo Angulo | Jun 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
This week Sarah and I went to the Molecular Biology Lab at Clínica Bíblica. We were kindly received by Gabriel the lab technician, who showed us around, explained to us what all the machinery at the lab did and even gave us a crash course on PCR testing! We got to see...
by Sarah Blau | Jun 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hi everyone! This week I have two fun weekends to update you on, as well as some cool opportunities coming up with our internship. Last weekend we all took a trip to Manuel Antonio National Park, about a three hours’ drive south of San José. On Saturday, we...
by Emily Murray | Jun 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hola from San Carlos! Once again, I’m out of town for a Meditek trip this week. Since I posted early last week because of our Manuel Antonio trip, I have lots to update on. Here’s the weekly recap! On Friday night, the GMI crew loaded into a van for our 3...
by Hannah Delatte | Jun 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Last post I mentioned a future trip to Manuel Antonio that I was excited for – now I get to brag about our time! We stayed at the cutest Air BnB that had a little private pool, and was just steps away from the beach. The weather was mostly gorgeous for us the...
by Santiago Aparicio | Jun 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hello again from Costa Rica, this week was full of exciting new experiences in my internship as a field engineer. Monday, we traveled to San Carlos a very beautiful place full of volcanos and hot springs. On this trip, we had a very hands-on task as we had to do...
