In our last few days at AMOS, I feel an immense amount of
gratitude and inspiration by the stories and passion of the people here.
Everyone, all the AMOS staff members, consejeras, health workers, children from
San Onofre, mothers and youth of Nejapa truly embody the meaning of “esperanza”
as a means of driving social change. The hope you see in others and the
constant drive to improve the lives of others.
I cannot
believe our flight leaving Nicaragua is tomorrow morning. After presenting
the culmination of our sweat and tears from our research this summer, I felt
incredibly fortunate to be able to be a small part in such a bigger
purpose. Whether it was dying in the heat to gather free-listing
interviews about sexual health or tearing up at the profound stories of youth
during Photovoice or playing intense games of “Piedra, Papel, Tijeras” (rock,
paper, scissors) with our consejeras and youth leaders in the car, all of our experiences in Nicaragua have been absolutely surreal.
Today, we had to say goodbye to all of our
consejeras, supporters and AMOS staff members which was bittersweet. This
past week has reaffirmed my strong desires to pursue public
health and assess structural disparities to health. I cannot wait to run back
home and tell all the aspiring pre-med and public health students about how
your dreams can be a reality. Don't get caught up in the day to day struggles
of life and forget why you're here in the first place.
Until next time, friends :)
Last Day at AMOS. We thought the hill behind us was a volcano, but turns out its just a pile of dirt. Took us 8 weeks.
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