As a group, we ventured to the museum located in the middle of the city square. Unfortunately, we were not able to see as much of the museum as we had hoped because there was actually a wedding taking place that extended into the museum garden area. Even so, it was very interesting to witness…
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Our travels to La Fortuna went swimmingly
Today, we had to say goodbye to our host families before setting off to our next destination, La Fortuna. About two and a half hours into our trip, we stopped at The Best Pineapple Tour, where we learned the ins and outs of pineapple production in Costa Rica. Then, we made our way to the…
Waterfall & Hotsprings!
Today, we sadly had to leave our host families. I feel like our first week went so quickly. After departing from Heredia, we went to a Pineapple Tour (the best in the world). The pineapple tasted so good. After that we went to the La Fortuna waterfall and it was probably the coolest thing I…
Gus Coleman – Day 7: Peronism
Today we took a deep dive into Argentinian history, more specifically focusing on Peronism. This provided a very important insight into the development of Argentina’s healthcare system and the political influences behind it. We started with a walking tour around Buenos Aires, and learned about the city’s political history, influences by the aristocratical families, and…
Hey Siri, play “Escape” by Rupert Holmes
Today, we said goodbye to our host families and left Heredia. On our journey to La Fortuna, we went on a pineapple tour and swam in the La Fortuna Waterfall. Comparing the farm to the tourist traps we’ve been to, differences are very clear. In the hot weather, with rough terrain and wind blowing, it…
Day 7: Public Health and Peronism
Today’s activities focused much more on the history and politics of Buenos Aires, but it also helped explain many of the healthcare structures we have been learning about throughout the trip. We started the morning with a walking tour through the city, where we learned about the families and political leaders who helped shape Buenos…
Day 6: Public vs. Private Healthcare in Buenos Aires
Today gave us the opportunity to directly compare public and private healthcare delivery systems in Buenos Aires by visiting multiple hospitals throughout the city. We spent most of the day in the Palermo and Recoleta neighborhoods, where we toured both private hospitals, Sanatorio Mater Dei and Clinica Bazterrica, as well as the public Hospital Juan…
Day 5: Inequality Across Municipalities
Today’s visits to La Matanza gave me a much better understanding of how economics and funding directly impact healthcare and education throughout Buenos Aires Province. Although La Matanza and the City of Buenos Aires are geographically close and have similarly large populations, the differences between them were immediately noticeable. La Matanza faces significantly higher poverty…
Bigfoot Sighting in Marrakech
Anou and the women’s cooperative collectively support female artisan crafters. From what I noticed, Anou is more digitally enhanced, as it connects artisans to consumers directly, while the cooperative is more of a space for women to work together and build a community, like the son mentioned today. Both organizations strive to create an uplifting…
The Cost of Care.
Today, we explored both public and private healthcare systems, which offered a clear glimpse into Argentina’s contrasting systems. First, we visited a private hospital, beautiful, modern, and probably one of the most impressive facilities we’ve seen. With private rooms and personalized care, it was clear that this level of comfort comes at a cost, and…
Gus Coleman – Day 6: Differences in Private and Public Healthcare
Today during our healthcare visit in Buenos Aires, we first went to Sanatorio Mater Dei, a nonprofit private hospital located in Palermo and is considered one of the best hospital in the city. The hospital performs around 60 to 7o surgeries per day and serves a very large population in the surrounding area. Because the…
Road Trips, Rainforests, & Really Hot Water
Wednesday, May 13th, was an early morning. We woke up and got breakfast as a group in the Hotel in Otavalo. I had eggs, croissant, and coffee again, but I am not tired of it yet! It tastes so yummy! We got on the bus and drove to Cotacachi. Cotacachi is a beautiful lake surrounded…
Postcards from Morocco: Making Memories in Marrakech
Let’s take a tour down the photo gallery for day 7! Right off the bat, we started our day with the Kutubiyya Mosque. This picture is a bit cloudy, but the view was amazing! On our way to the Bahia Palace, we saw these pretty cool performers! The band was great and the music was…
Postcards from Morocco: Trails to Marrakech
Day 6 started with an early arrival at the CCCL for us to depart for Casablanca, and then head on our way to Marrakesh! Although today wasn’t my site visit day, I still learned along the way what I can connect to my work with Association Nationale du Développement Digital (ANDD). Our first stop was…
I learned a choco-lot today at Sibö
On our excursions today, we visited Sibö chocolate, toured, and had a wonderful lunch at Riverside Gastropub, and attended an informational lecture about medical device sales in Costa Rica at the Universidad Latina. At first glance, I felt that this schedule was very disorganized, but as we made our journey through each location, I realized…
Pitt to Paroissien!
One of the most interesting things I learned during our hospital visits was they different between a municipal hospital and a provincial hospital in Argentina. A provincial hospital is owned and funded by the province itself, while a municipal hospital receive support from both the municipality and the province. During our visit to San Isidro…
Oompa Loompa!
I feel like I won a golden ticket with our visits today. Today we took a chocolate tour, went to a farm-to-table restaurant, and heard a lecture on medical devices, one of Costa Rica’s biggest exports. Out of everything we’ve seen so far, the chocolate tour was by far my favorite. That says a lot…
Delicious Chocolate & Wonderful Pizza!
Today, we visited Sibo’s chocolate and Riverside Pizzeria. I had an amazing time listening to the history of chocolate and getting to walk through the garden at Riverside to see where all their ingredients are grown. My favorite chocolate was the dark chocolate square that we tried. I loved that it had a fruity taste….
Gus Coleman – Day 5: Hospital Visit Outside the City
Today we visited the municipality of La matanza in the Buenos Aires Province to visit the Paroissien Hospital. Here we toured both the inpatient and outpatient areas. We looked at the emergency department, the expansion to the ICU, the X-ray machines, and the morgue. The hospital was very busy and chaotic, most likely because it…
Technopark Aura
Today, we had our first three site visits, starting with my group’s site, Technopark Casablanca. Finally being able to see the two big towers with the connecting bridge was captivating. Being able to actually visit the site that we have done so much research on gave me a completely different perspective on entrepreneurship and innovation…