Blog 14. Quito, Ecuador. Today was my first day of rotations at a private dermatology clinic in Ecuador, La Clinica del Piel, also called...

Blog 13. Quito, Ecuador. Weekend Update. ​ Sorry I’ve been MIA for three days, but I have a valid excuse, I swear: I was in the Amazon...

Blog 12. Quito, Ecuador. The Panecillo overlooking all of Quito. A super touristy day. I got the chance to go to Old Town Quito, the...

Blog 11. Quito, Ecuador. Spanish class is difficult. Giant mandarins optional. At this point, after observing different rotations and...

Blog 10. IESS Batan Hospital. Quito, Ecuador. A typical set-up outside the patient consulting rooms. Again, we shadowed the family...

Blog 9: First Day of Urban Rotations. Quito, Ecuador. The IESS are everywhere! Sticker found on the toilet paper dispenser in a bathroom...

Blog 8: Weekend Update. Quito, Ecuador. Hello, friends. I understand that this blog post is wayyyy overdue. I apologize deeply. But in my...

Blog 7. Chone, Ecuador. Our host family's grandkids + our playmates. Wow. Today was the last day of our rotations in the Chone hospital,...

Blog 6. Chone, Ecuador. Fascinating. Today was fascinating — we conducted home visits (visita domicilios) again, only today, we went with...

Blog 5. Chone, Ecuador. Morning surgery. Today has been a very…itchy day. I am not even kidding. After our jaunt in Puerto Lopez, I have...