Our first stop of the day was meeting with Aide. Aide is the only community health worker in her village. Her village consists of 800 individuals. Aide explained to us in greater detail what a community health worker does in their communities, requirements for becoming a community health worker, and gave us tips on how to be culturally sensitive when entering someone’s home.
For our second stop, we roamed the town of San Ignacio. We were able to visit local shops, purchase souvenirs, and send post cards to our loved ones back home. As we were walking the town, we got to walk over a 70-year-old bridge that is made of steel rods. The view from the bridge was beautiful as we were overlooking a river with individuals canoeing and waving to us. As we were making our way back, we stopped at a local ice cream shop to cool off from the Belizean heat.
Our third stop of the day included walking to Sacred Heart College (SAC). The term college here in Belize means high school because Belize was a British colony. The high school here in Belize does not have AC. They depend on opened windows and fans. Upon arriving at SAC, we set up materials as we waited for the arrival of children to come get screened and assessed.
Adriana De Los Santos
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