After countless hours of hard work back at home, today we got to see where our water filter project was going. A 5 mile hike through the jungle brought us to a village in desperate need of clean water. We… Read More ›
Month: August 2017
Jordan Place – 8/22
After arriving to Cieba Tops yesterday and spending the afternoon running clinic aboard the Amazon Queen, today was spent splitting our team into two groups – one spending the day in clinic and the other on a canopy walk through… Read More ›
Laura Harding – 8/24
Today was our final day in Iquitos! Our last boat clinic was yesterday, so today our entire group had a free day to enjoy all that the Amazon and our lodge has to offer. In the morning, many of us… Read More ›
Tarandeep Kaur – 8/24
Today was our last day in the Amazon before we head back. We started off with piranha fishing in the river; caught some piranhas, catfish and crabs! A few of us then explored a few trails in the forest around… Read More ›
Caroline Trippel – 8/26
We flew all night and finally got back home to Detroit! Overall this was an excellent trip and I learned a lot about medical infrastructure in other countries, especially South America. I also learned a ton about the rainforest ecosystem… Read More ›
Alice Doong – 8/25
Today was our last day and the beginning of our travel home. In the morning, we got up in the morning to take speedboats from our lodge in the Amazon to Iquitos, and from there, a flight to Lima. Because… Read More ›
Chris Burton – 8/21
Today was a travel/clinic day where we took a boat up the Amazon River to the Northeast of Iquitos. We had lunch, changed into our scrubs and packed up for a travel clinic at a village not far from our… Read More ›
Jacob Shermetaro – 8/21
Today we woke up, boarded a boat and traveled down the amazon river to our final destination, Ceiba Tops Resort. This is an incredible resort in the middle of the rainforest that is completely self sustaining making their own electricity… Read More ›
Randi Weltzin – 8/24
Today was our last day at Ceiba Tops and I’m so sad to be heading home tomorrow. This place is beyond amazing. I have spent the last few days just in awe of everything that has happened. There have been… Read More ›
Theresa Sitto – 8/24
Today was our last night in the Amazon. We had s free day and we were able to explore some of the amazon. Some of us went piranhas fishing and/or monkey island. It was such a wonderful experience to enjoy… Read More ›
