A day of planning

Today Kemmel, Josefina and I spent the day planning the rest of the year and looking at plans for 2008.......we even had discussions for 2009.....yes, we know time passes rapidly. We discussed the interns that will be here in January, groups that want to come, the surgical clinics that we will go to the coast for, the MET Program, educational activities that we want to have for the staff and different areas that we can have clinics in. It can be very consuming but I also find it exciting. From day-to-day you never know what doors might be opened and what opportunities that we might have.

On the drive home today, Josefina and I saw several members of the community walking the criminals or thieves, ladrones, through the street again. It is an eerie feeling as they paraded through the streets, cuffed and usually wearing little clothing. I am told they are taken to a public area, flogged and then delivered to the police.

The photo is of the Christmas tree in Santa Cruz. It is lit at night and several vendors sell their good through the park area. Yes, they are already playing Christmas music.