Cold clinic in Chuchipaca

Today if seemed to be very cold in Chuchipaca. The patients were walking around saying, "C'ax tew" which is K'iche' for, "very cold." The girl above is Brenda. Brenda is eight years old and is the daughter on Juan, who helps us with our clinics. We played catch with a tennis ball between patients today and had fun entertaining each other.

For lunch we all walked to a small tienda and ordered coffee and bread. We took it back to the clinic area and waited for more patients. The coffee was very hot and the bread was sweet. When we were finished, Brenda and I carried the coffee pot and plates back to the tienda. I told the owner how good the coffee and bread were, thanked her and then said goodbye. When we arrived back at the truck, I realized the guys had not paid for it so that was our funny moment of the day. They laughed at me for saying, "adios" and then leaving the store.

We were somewhat disappointed that we did not have dental patients today......but we are continuing to hope for tomorrow. The process is still new to them. When the communities become more familiar with this service, I think the guys will stay very busy.

P.S. We went back and paid for the coffee and bread before we left :)