for the past two weeks...
..the Medical College of Georgia, in cooperation with Missions To The World, had free medical clinics in San Pedro (Laguna), Lipa (Batangas), Cembo (Makati), and Bagong Paraiso (Muntinlupa).
On tuesday three weeks ago, my mom was practically dragging me to sign up to be an interpreter for the doctors. She succeeded.
On monday two weeks ago, I was dragging my butt out of bed at 5 in the morning so we can go to the site.
Every day after that, I practically begged my mom to let me skip classes so I can come with them, even if they don't give me the allowance.
Here's why:
(1) I learned a LOT. I felt like I was a nursing student!
(2) It was SO encouraging to see people be touched by just a smile and a "God bless you!" Their faces would just light up and they would smile so brightly (not caring if their teeth weren't exactly perfect). It was so amazing. I never thought someone woul be so grateful to me just because I took their blood pressure...
(3) Seeing non-Filipinos care SO much about MY countrymen is SO rebuking. I mean, like, ouch. They travelled halfway around the world to reach out to Filipinos. Filipinos that REALLY need help. Filipinos that, on regular days, I would not even want to look at. And they did that for free. I got allowance, but they did it for free. Man.
(4) I made new friends. I made awesome friends. Oh my goodness. We only spent two weeks (8 days, actually) together, but I literally bawled my eyes out when they left.
So there. I want to write so much...but I think I should stop now, or I never will.
One word to summarize the last two weeks:
WOW.
for piccies, go to my photobucket and hope that I've uploaded the pics already :D
On tuesday three weeks ago, my mom was practically dragging me to sign up to be an interpreter for the doctors. She succeeded.
On monday two weeks ago, I was dragging my butt out of bed at 5 in the morning so we can go to the site.
Every day after that, I practically begged my mom to let me skip classes so I can come with them, even if they don't give me the allowance.
Here's why:
(1) I learned a LOT. I felt like I was a nursing student!
(2) It was SO encouraging to see people be touched by just a smile and a "God bless you!" Their faces would just light up and they would smile so brightly (not caring if their teeth weren't exactly perfect). It was so amazing. I never thought someone woul be so grateful to me just because I took their blood pressure...
(3) Seeing non-Filipinos care SO much about MY countrymen is SO rebuking. I mean, like, ouch. They travelled halfway around the world to reach out to Filipinos. Filipinos that REALLY need help. Filipinos that, on regular days, I would not even want to look at. And they did that for free. I got allowance, but they did it for free. Man.
(4) I made new friends. I made awesome friends. Oh my goodness. We only spent two weeks (8 days, actually) together, but I literally bawled my eyes out when they left.
So there. I want to write so much...but I think I should stop now, or I never will.
One word to summarize the last two weeks:
WOW.
for piccies, go to my photobucket and hope that I've uploaded the pics already :D
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