Friday, February 17, 2012
We are now in Chile so the date is 17 Feb 2012. When we arrived at JFK (silent J) yesterday we met our UConn counterparts and Dr. Colosi's good friend, Dr. Lurie. After 24 hours of traveling, Rodrigo, a Chilean dentist and staff at the dental school in Concepcion, finally came to our rescue in a Mercedes Benz van! Jeannine (now pronounced Heannine( was a real trooper and sat on the floor for the hour long drive. In Concepcion, we were welcomed at Rodrigo's parents beautiful summer home by great hospitality and a feast of wine, traditional Chilean drinks, and delicious food. Our favorite was white wine with strawberries! The weather was too chile, haha, to swim, but perfect for our outdoor feast!
We all got settled in our bungalows, where we'll be staying for the next 2 nights while we are in Concepcion. During the few hours we had free, Taryn, Heannine, Erica and Keith played twister with some local children, and Dr. Colosi, Miriam and Kristen (new last name Ju( took a walk to the beach.
Tomorrow we will visit the dental school in the morning and then come back to our hosts' house with a group of Chilean dental students for a barbecue. We're all looking forward to meeting our Chilean colleagues.
PS Now that we are in chile the keyboard is different and this one entry took about 30 minutes to write. fyi 500 pesos to a dollar.
To update you on Heannine's last post, the first thing everyone did when arriving in chile was find the nearest banos
Thursday, February 16, 2012
The day is here!! A full year of preparing for this trip and we finally are leaving. It's crazy how fast time goes by. I want to thank everyone who helped us fundraise for this trip and supported our efforts!
Jeannine's predictions of the first thing our team will do when we get to Chile
Me, I want to: EAT! and then slide down the volcano
Taryn: salsa dance
Miriam: Look for rocks (after asking Miriam, she said she would go to the bathroom first. Makes sense)
Kristen: Smile and laugh
Erica: start a research project and put on her brown scrubs
Keith: finally get to relax after having to organize this trip
(If Jess was with us she would want to eat a hot dog)
We are all looking forward to a great time and a great opportunity to learn about Chile's dental care
-Jeannine
Jeannine's predictions of the first thing our team will do when we get to Chile
Me, I want to: EAT! and then slide down the volcano
Taryn: salsa dance
Miriam: Look for rocks (after asking Miriam, she said she would go to the bathroom first. Makes sense)
Kristen: Smile and laugh
Erica: start a research project and put on her brown scrubs
Keith: finally get to relax after having to organize this trip
(If Jess was with us she would want to eat a hot dog)
We are all looking forward to a great time and a great opportunity to learn about Chile's dental care
-Jeannine
Monday, February 13, 2012
Our Itinerary!
Stony
Brook University SDM Dental Outreach Mission
February
16 – February 28, 2012
Day 1
Thursday, February 16,
2012.
Fly
from JFK to Santiago, Chile
LAN
Airlines flight LA 0533
Arrive
Santiago on the morning of February 17.
Day 2
Friday, February 17, 2012.
Fly
from Santiago to Concepcion
Stay at Pingueral. Bungalows.
Day 3
Saturday, February 18,
2012.
Universidad
del Desarollo (UDD) Dental School.
- Meet the Chilean
dental students group.
- Tour of the
dental school.
Stay at Pingueral.
Bungalows.
Day 4
Sunday, February 19, 2012.
Travel
to the community of Curarrehue.
About 5 hours van drive to the community in which we will do our outreach
work.
Stay Curarrehue.
Day 5
Monday, February 20, 2012.
Breakfast
7:45 am
Dentistry
from 9 am – 4 pm: treatment,
education, prevention
Stay Curarrehue
Day 6
Tuesday, February 21, 2012.
Breakfast
7:45 am
Dentistry
from 9 am – 4 pm: treatment,
education, prevention
Dinner typical Mapuche food.
Stay Curarrehue.
Day 7
Wednesday, February 22,
2012.
Strong
Breakfast 7:45 am
Dentistry
from 9 am – 4 pm: treatment, education, prevention
Dinner in Pucon, Stay Curarrehue.
Day 8
Thursday, February 23,
2012.
Strong
Breakfast 7:45 am.
Dentistry
from 9 am – 4 pm: treatment, education, prevention
Stay Curarrehue
Day 9
Friday, February 24, 2012.
Strong
Breakfast 7:45 am
Dentistry
from 9 am – 4 pm: treatment, education, prevention.
Dinner in Curarrehue. Stay Curarrehue (Final night here)
Day 10
Saturday, February 25,
2012
Final day with
students and faculty from UDD
Van
ride to Pucon.
Ecological
activities are based in trekking National Park Huerquehue. This trek will be with a
wildlife/ecology guide, and will offer beautiful scenery, birding, and other
ecological activities. Lunch is
after the trek in the national park.
Dinner in Pucon.
Stay Pucon.
Day 11
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Breakfast
in the Lodge.
Various
activities are available for this day, including climbing the volcano, rafting,
trekking , half ironman triathlon (ironman 70.3), visiting Valdivia and Pucon,
or just walking the area while enjoying the splendid lakes and mountains and
watching for birds and other wildlife you haven’t seen or photographed
yet.
Dinner in Pucon.
Stay Pucon.
Day 12
Monday, February 27, 2012
Van
drive to Temuco.
Fly
Temuco-Santiago
Fly
Santiago-JFK
LAN
Airlines flight LA 0532
Day 13
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Arrive
JFK in the morning.
Welcome to the Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine Chile Outreach page!! We the students (Jeannine, Miriam, Taryn, Erica, Kristen, and Keith) and mentor (Dr. Colosi) are excited to join University of Connecticut dental students and Chilean dental students to treat children in Curarrehue! We will be leaving on February 16, 2012 - check back for more updates by the team!
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