Guatemala

For our final day of volunteer work, we visited the HIM Nutrition Center in Gualan. This facility is home to children who have been found severely malnourish...

We visited another new place today, the HIM clinic in Zacapa. It was another day of the “regular patients” with a few new evals sprinkled in for good measure...

Today we returned to the clinic where we hosted Sunday’s patients, but today we worked with the Regulars. This was a mix of children and adults, with diagnos...

Today we set our sights a bit farther and traveled an hour and a half by bus to Asociación Paz y Bien in Chiquimula. This facility was founded by a Jesuit pr...

Today was a distinct change from yesterday! We set up shop at one of HIM’s clinics and welcomed children from a small village located 6 hours away. The focus...

We started the day off right with a great breakfast of bacon, eggs, beans, and lots of fresh fruit. The papaya was especially tasty! And it was a good thing w...

After a midnight flight out of Seattle, a 3+ hour layover in Houston, and a quick 2.5 hour flight to Guatemala City, I am here! It was a long trip, but it wa...

After months of planning, the day is finally here... I begin my travel tonight and arrive in Guatemala tomorrow morning! This is my second trip through GROW ...

Our Friday began at 4:30 AM to be on the bus by 5 in hopes of avoiding morning rush hour in Guatemala City. Our plans were thwarted when the clutch on our bu...

Our last day treating patients was bittersweet, but what a great note to end on! The morning began with rain, which we had not yet seen in Guatemala. It was ...

Today we got a down and dirty look at what a typical day in rehab is like in Zacapa. We spent the day at a H.I.M. Rehab center in Zacapa (right next door to ...

Today was a fun day. Today was a little different than normal. Everyday we go to a different clinic, but today we went to a daycare center. We got to play wi...

Today the team was split in two groups, with Megan and Becca going to the ROMP P&O Clinic in Zacapa and the rest of the team going the HIM Nutrition Center/o...

We spent the day in Cabaña in a classroom working with patients from here and San Vincente. Nancy, who is a director at the school, is a physical therapist, ...

Today we went to Guastatoya for Center of Attention for People with Disabilities. Sorry guys, we still don’t know what CADEP means... We saw 18 patients toda...

Sleepless: Our PT students took the redeye, leaving at Seattle at 10:30 pm yesterday and arrived in Guatemala City at noon. We made it one piece with only on...

Last night late we arrived in the beautiful country of Guatemala! After a 4 hour flight from Seattle to Houston, a 4 hour break in Houston, and another 2 hou...

We couldn't be more excited to share our journey with you all! We would like to thank all those that have supported us in helping make this trip happen! Our ...

GROW is a Registered Student Organization (RSO) developed from shared interest in global health, community outreach, and developing international perspective...