To start the day, we drove to Tigre and then boarded a boat on the river, which we took to a public PCP clinic accessible by dock. This health center operates as a 24 hour office with appointments. It covers a vast range of territory, with only one ambulance available.  I found this astonishing considering…

We started off today with a visit to a public health clinic, Thomas Reggio Primary Health Center. It is run by 5 nuns and has generous volunteer doctors, dentists, and nurses. They are independent but government and university funded, and are connected to a children’s center, Santa Marta Children’s Home. It was so interesting to…

Today was a jam packed day! We started with an 11 PM flight, where I got to sit next to someone who lives in Argentina. It was interesting to talk with him a little about Argentina culture before attempting to sleep on the 10 hour flight. The flight was overall smooth-however I did not get…

My name is Alaina Abbato, and I am a first year Pitt Business student majoring in Finance, and minoring in Political Science and French. A big reason I chose to attend Pitt is the wide variety of global experiences offered! At Pitt, I am involved with the Student Government Board, as a member of the…