South of the Border...Mexico City through the eyes of the Seniors- Blog#3

Today we heard from some of the senior students about their trip they took with Professor Morgenroth this past summer. It was so inspiring! They shared photos and stories of their amazing trip. It seemed like God really blessed their journey as they were able to get all of the funds they needed for the trip, and get into the country with most of their medical supplies successfully! Hearing about their work with the local church and their outreach in the community was so wonderful. I appreciated all of their honest insight into how flexible they had to be, even with cutting hair at one point! It seemed like all of them were able to have experiences that would not occur in the United States, simply because of all of the red tape. Some of them stitched up patient’s heads, some rode in an ambulance to trauma scenes. I’m sure it was so valuable for them to see how health care systems in a third world country like Mexico operated. All of them mentioned how they came back with a greater appreciation for the system in the US, including its resources. Hearing about their pioneer trip was such a great reminder of why I am doing this. They visited our class about a month into I was beginning to feel slightly stressed with the amount of reading we had, and all of the expectations that are put on us, but hearing from the seniors reminded me why I am doing this- in order to work in places like Mexico, and provide medical care. Thank you to the “pioneers” of the senior class! You guys are incredible!