When I first decided to take two years off before going to medical school, I had a long list of goals I wanted to accomplish, the last of which was actually getting accepted to medical school. I wanted to get a taste of what my future life as a doctor could be like – while [...][...]
Posts Tagged ‘Guatemala’
February 3rd, 2011 - 10:56 am § in Good Ideas, Guatemala, In the Field, Nonprofit Spotlight, Uncategorized, Volunteer
All that Glitters is Not Gold (sometimes, it’s recycled bottles)
A development worker’s dream is a program that both reaches the immediate needs of the community, contributes to the long-term progress of the community, involves and gives ownership to the community itself, and in the best-case scenario, has benefits that expand beyond the community and gives bac[...]
Teaching a Violent Past
What did you learn about U.S. foreign policy towards Guatemala during 7th grade history class? You probably don’t remember reading about the Guatemalan national heroes Juan Jose Arevalo and Jacobo Arbenz or the U.S. led coup d’état in 1954. Of course you don’t — the United States ed[...]
