Volunteering - Honduras, 1996 - 1998

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  • Main street. San Isidro de Yojoa. Our house was about 100 ft to the right of the man walking.

    Main street. San Isidro de Yojoa. Our house was about 100 ft to the right of the man walking.

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  • Our house in San Isidro.

    Our house in San Isidro.

  • Kitchen. (bottled) gas range, electric frig, infrequent water.

    Kitchen. (bottled) gas range, electric frig, infrequent water.

  • Best seat in the house - living room.

    Best seat in the house - living room.

  • Bathroom with electric hot water shower,.

    Bathroom with electric hot water shower,.

  • Cleaning beans - spread them on the table and pick out the trash..

    Cleaning beans - spread them on the table and pick out the trash..

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  • Harvesting a papaya at home.

    Harvesting a papaya at home.

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  • Staff of the group we worked with, Barbara must have taken the picture.

    Staff of the group we worked with, Barbara must have taken the picture.

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  • Another occasion when our group was together. The 'Directora' is far left, second row.

    Another occasion when our group was together. The 'Directora' is far left, second row.

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  • Barbara at the clinic.

    Barbara at the clinic.

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  • Nurse Gloria ouside the clinica with waiting patients.

    Nurse Gloria ouside the clinica with waiting patients.

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  • Barbara with some of her patients going ? We brought the truck with us to Honduras.

    Barbara with some of her patients going ? We brought the truck with us to Honduras.

  • Barbara with her Health Promoters class.. Learning human structure was early in the 'curriculum'.

    Barbara with her Health Promoters class.. Learning human structure was early in the 'curriculum'.

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  • Gloria and Barbara with graduates of the health promoters course.

    Gloria and Barbara with graduates of the health promoters course.

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  • The male was a program staff person, The ladies may be travelling to or from a clinic which offered tubal ligation - arrangements for which were made by our program staff.

    The male was a program staff person, The ladies may be travelling to or from a clinic which offered tubal ligation - arrangements for which were made by our program staff.

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  • A stretcher used to transpoprt an elderly lady to the clinic - or the hospital, which all feared as a place one went to die.

    A stretcher used to transpoprt an elderly lady to the clinic - or the hospital, which all feared as a place one went to die.

  • Barbara with her health promoters class. One sports a tee shirt with a drawing of the digestive system.

    Barbara with her health promoters class. One sports a tee shirt with a drawing of the digestive system.

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  • Baby weighing was a part of regular clinics held away from San Isidro.

    Baby weighing was a part of regular clinics held away from San Isidro.

  • Teaching vegetable gardening. Ladies only; the men disdained growing anything but corn and beans.

    Teaching vegetable gardening. Ladies only; the men disdained growing anything but corn and beans.

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  • Wife of a man I worked with. Pigs serve as "savings plan" for emergency cash.

    Wife of a man I worked with. Pigs serve as "savings plan" for emergency cash.

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  • Another wife of a man I worked with - with grandchild.

    Another wife of a man I worked with - with grandchild.

  • Typical 'milpa' - corn field - showing an experimental vetiver grass planting to reduce erosion. Small farmers planted the slopes; moneyed people, often military officers. owned the flat land.

    Typical 'milpa' - corn field - showing an experimental vetiver grass planting to reduce erosion. Small farmers planted the slopes; moneyed people, often military officers. owned the flat land.

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  • Agostin, a farmer I worked with - in his 'milpa' (corn field). Picture taken by my son, David, during his visit.

    Agostin, a farmer I worked with - in his 'milpa' (corn field). Picture taken by my son, David, during his visit.

  • With Agostin in his 'milpa' (corn field). Our difference in height is mostly due to the slope of the corn field.

    With Agostin in his 'milpa' (corn field). Our difference in height is mostly due to the slope of the corn field.

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  • Agostin's house outside La Victoria - the only flat spot on his parcela (farm).

    Agostin's house outside La Victoria - the only flat spot on his parcela (farm).

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  • View from Agostin's milpa - corn field.

    View from Agostin's milpa - corn field.

  • A family I worked with; 3 generations. Men were away working.

    A family I worked with; 3 generations. Men were away working.

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  • The wife of a family I worked with wanted to learn English,

    The wife of a family I worked with wanted to learn English,

  • We started a library at a building next to our house. When kids came to the library or when mothers and children came to the clinic they were always in their "very good" or best clothes.<br /> clothes

    We started a library at a building next to our house. When kids came to the library or when mothers and children came to the clinic they were always in their "very good" or best clothes.
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  • Son David during his visit.

    Son David during his visit.

  • Lake Atitlan was 30 minutes away - excellent grilled fish and cold beer. (Last slide)

    Lake Atitlan was 30 minutes away - excellent grilled fish and cold beer. (Last slide)

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