Week 3 of Work and Adventure in Costa Rica

Welcome back Y’all, I recently wrapped up my third week here in Costa Rica and at Resonetics! I am setting into a nice routine here during the week that consists of waking up around 7 or so and leaving by 8. The day goes by fast and I leave work anywhere around...

The Costa Rican Broadway

Starting off this week’s post with the leisure activities for a change: on Saturday, Rei, Alex, and I went to visit a local animal sanctuary full of rescues that is only a 2 minute drive away from our Apartotel. We saw many different species of rescues and...

Week 4 in Kenya

Welcome back y’all! During my 4th week at Medevice, I continued working on the circuit simulations for my pulse oximeter design. I have gotten to test different layouts and circuit components to determine how my prototype should function. In addition, I was able...

Start of week 5 in Nairobi

Hi everyone! I am starting my fifth week here at Medevice. At the end of the week, we will be pretty much at the halfway point of our experience. This past week at work, I spent the majority of my time working on the SolidWorks for my preliminary prototype. After many...

Week 3 at Hospital de Amor

Hello everyone! I have wrapped up my 3rd week at Hospital de Amor, which means I am one-third of the way there! On Monday, we spoke with one of our mentors here in the hospital and explained our plan for the rest of our time here in the hospital. In last week’s...

Third Week in Brazil – Project Selection

This week was all about selecting a project to help Hospital de Amor. However, after seeing the time we had left and all the amazing research projects we could not just pick one project. We decide that the most helpful thing we could do for the hospital was to pick...

An update from Colin

Hi everyone! I’m alive and well in Nairobi. I’m currently working on my 4th week at Medevice, and I am still having a super enjoyable, informative, and meaningful time! This past week, I was able to join Casey and the ISEED and Rice 360 students, as well...

Second Week at Resonetics and Exploring Costa Rica

Hey everyone, it was an adventure filled week here in Costa Rica as I finished my last finals of undergrad and explored San Jose with the 3 other GMI students (Apple, Rei, and Alex) over the weekend. Being on a quarter system, finals for my undergraduate program at...