I feel ridiculous to be engaged in such a competition where two groups fight over one marginalized neighborhood rather than separating to cover more underserved ground.[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Caitlin McHale’
Our Smallest Patient
One of our first volunteers from Virginia Tech, Alison Smith, entered Tulane Medical School after graduating. Having had experience doing medical volunteer trips in various countries, she began leading a team of Tulane students and doctors on annual trips here to Puerto Plata where they run day clin[...]
June 20th, 2010 - 10:00 am § in Culture, Dominican Republic
A Lesson in History: Race on the Island of Hispañola
Growing up in the U.S., I got used to talking about race or describing someone by their skin color in a careful manner, afraid to offend someone or say something wrong. This inhibition has been eradicated after spending over two years in the Dominican Republic where a person’s skin color is used a[...]
June 13th, 2010 - 11:10 am § in Around Town, Dominican Republic
Esperanza Means Hope
Before college, my life focused largely on high school sports and my social life with side interests of raising animals, art, and writing. I had a fun and comfortable life with my family in Winchester, Virginia. However, underneath my external comfort there was an internal discomfort due to the know[...]
