Puppy Rescue in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca–Update
Now that I’m back in my Durham, North Carolina, apartment, people are asking, “What happened to the mama dog and her puppies?” I guess I need to write an update! I named the mama dog Mamacita, for lack of any other creative moniker coming to mind. I call her Cita for short. She was a […]
Sudden Event: Street Dog Births Two Pups Behind Casita
This was NOT in the plan. I was going to leave Oaxaca on July 20 unfettered. Wind things up. Pack the bags. Go. Now, there is a Mamacita Perra (female dog) and her two pups camping out in the campo behind the casita where I live in Teotitlan del Valle. I discovered them a week […]
UK Medical Student Talks About Health Care in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca
Edd Morris grew up in the United Kingdom (UK) on the Wales-England border. He just finished medical school in London, England, and decided to return to a Spanish-speaking country to volunteer in a community service project before going on to a two-year hospital residency back home. He has a passion for people and community health. […]
Best Medical Care in Mexico City and Oaxaca
Where to get the best medical care in Mexico and in Oaxaca, has been foremost on my mind for the last month. Here are recommendations. We are still reeling from Suzie’s accident on February 20, when the guide/driver of the car she was riding in hit a concrete barricade on the way to Teotihuacan. The […]
Multicultural Learning Experience for U.S. Nursing Student in Oaxaca
“I loved it!” Kathy Ray, a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, spent two weeks volunteering in the rural public health clinic in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca. The learning experience was invaluable. She developed what will be, she is certain, lifelong professional relationships with local […]