Hey everyone! I can’t believe this is my last blog post 🙁 Today is day 12, our last full day before we hop on the plane tomorrow night. For a little summary on what we did yesterday (for my invested family/friends who read these posts everyday), we went to an Obra Social called ASE to…

¡Hola! Today was an early day like usual, and we headed back to Sanatorio de los Arcos! We listened to a presentation from Dr. Marcela Travaglini about mutualism! I learned about the many benefits there are to joining a mutual, those of which are philosophical and practical. On the philosophical side, many people believe in…

Today is day 9, and I can’t believe we only have a couple days left here in Argentina!! Yesterday, we went to the Evita Perón museum and Parque de La memoria, which were both extremely interesting, and we posted one blog post per project group. Today, we had an early wake up time, but the…

Day 7 in Argentina allowed us to relax, but also have fun at the same time. My days here always start out with breakfast from the hotel, and then meeting up with everyone and getting on the bus!! We did not have any lectures, but we did have a long drive, which took us to…

Day 6 in Argentina was probably one of my favorite days so far! We traveled north of Buenos Aires to a neighborhood called Tigre, in which we visited clinics and learned more about how healthcare works in a unique place like Tigre. What’s interesting about this neighborhood is some of the transportation is all by…

Hi again!! Today, on day 5 in Argentina, I had a great hotel breakfast in which I had cereal and medialunas, which are similar to and way better than croissants in the United States! I have eaten way too many of them this week. After breakfast, we got on the bus and took a trip…

Another eventful day has gone by in Buenos Aires! After breakfast at the hotel, we took taxis to Sanatorio de los Arcos and listened to Dra. Josefina Medrano, who was the Ministry of Health of the province “Salta” in Argentina. She is also the first women to take on that role as the ministry of…

Hey everyone!!! Day 3 in Argentina was a jam-packed day full of lots of learning, both about the healthcare system and about Argentina’s culture and city life. I woke up early and went to get breakfast around 8 am, and my breakfast consisted of cereal, coffee, and some other items such as toast/jam. I have…

On our first full day in Argentina, we went to Sanatorio de los Arcos, which is a Swiss Medical Group Hospital. This is a part of the private healthcare sector in Argentina’s healthcare system. We had a couple lectures on the healthcare systems in Argentina and the National Ministry of Health. Additionally, we had a…

It feels so good to finally touch down in Buenos Aires, Argentina after two tiring flights! I couldn’t believe that I was actually going to Argentina, but it has finally hit me that we are actually here. Even upon arriving at the airport, I noticed how nice the people are, and even though there is…

Hello Blog! My name is Marissa Schaefer and I am currently a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh. I am majoring in Nursing and hope to pursue a certificate in Global Health as well. I am from Oakland, New Jersey, which is about 40 minutes from New York City. At Pitt, I am a member…