The Plan of Action

Hello Everyone.  This is my first blog post ever, and it's very exciting for me. I think I should start by describing my plan for the upcoming four months.  Throughout the month of January, I will be studying in San José, Costa Rica at Veritas University.  I will be completing a Spanish for the Health Professional course worth 6 credits.  I will stay with a host family within walking distance of the university.  One of my friends from UNI is staying with the same family, so that is nice. From February to May, I will volunteer in Jinotepe, Nicaragua with an organization called Base Camps International.  While there, I will work in a clinic called Silias Health Center.  The clinic specializes in maternal and sexual health for the impoverished community.  I will live in the Base Camps volunteer house with other volunteers from all over the world.

My flight leaves at 5:45am from Chicago on Sunday January, 2 2011.  I have a 45 minute layover in Atlanta, and then I arrive in  San José at 1:00pm.  I return to the US on May 6, 2011.