dana's wanderlust*

A Wellesley alum, studying Public Health at Cambridge and preparing to start medical school at HMS this fall.

A string of thoughts to keep me grounded,
as I strive to give back to the world--
not with naive idealism, but with critical optimism.

First Half of Guatemala - Blissfully Painful, Painfully Blissful.

Jose Nathaniel. The boy with spina bifida. He made me cry, really hard.
Butt-naked. Sitting and playing with the piglets. Where is justice?
El Triunfo, Gualan, Zacapa, Guatemala.
3rd week of June, 2009.

Dona Vilma’s third child.
El Triunfo, Gualan, Zacapa, Guatemala.
3rd week of June, 2009.

A boy from a farm family. His older brother walk in his tattered shoes for an hour to get to school everyday.
Cecilia’s Finca, Zacapa, Guatemala.
2nd week of June, 2009.

This boy deserves to be a model.
Cecilia’s Finca, Zacapa, Guatemala.
2nd week of June, 2009.

One-day clinic in Santa Maria, Zacapa, Guatemala.
2nd week of June, 2009.

A girl from Santa Maria, a moderately large finca/aldea, which is ~1.5hr away from the nearest health center.
Santa Maria, One-day clinic, Zacapa, Guatemala.
2nd week of June, 2009.

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