Fence and Gate
Thanks to a Guatemalan/Canadian partnership, the land of the clinic and library now has a new fence (courtesy Eduardo Cofiño), and the cement frame is almost ready for the double…
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Visiting Family 1 – Mo, Kath and Billy
I recently returned from a short trip to New Brunswick to visit family and I just have to share a few of my favorite photos. I flew to Boston, from…
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Incredible View from the Porch
From Maine, we took the ferry to Deer Island where Mo and Kathleen have bought out and renovated the family house overlooking Lord’s Cove Harbour. Mom joined us here and…
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Visiting Family 2 – Mom with my brother Herb
We passed through St. Stephen to visit my brother, Herb, en route to Fredericton, where I stayed and visited with Mom for the next several days.
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Visiting Family 3 – Me with my brother John
During my stay, my brother John flew in from Calgary to spend some time at his summer cottage. He came to the bus station to see me off.
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Down East Flavor
A casual arrangement of buoys from the omnipresent lobster traps paint a picture of life on the North Eastern Seaboard. It was a wonderful trip.
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Line-Ups at Clinic for Surgery
Today, about 50 people came to the clinic to see if they qualify for free surgery through Dr. William and Judy Schwank’s surgery team that is to come to Guatemala…
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Interviewing the Patients
Judy Schwank and her team work with Enrique to determine what surgery is most needed amongst the people of this and surrounding areas.
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Finishing up the Library Corridor
This past week Eduardo sent Santos and Alfonso, two of the Gringo Perdido employees to finish the paving stones of the corridor around the front side of the library building,…
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Cataloguing Books
We now have another volunteer … Julie Bedford from Alberta. Julie will be staying for almost 2 weeks getting the library organized, cataloguing books and preparing to offer library services…