Day five- more house visits

We had our second day of house visits and it went much faster we split into four groups and covered a lot of ground. Martin, our driver, accompanied us to translate. He had us focus on the houses that were poorer so the people who needed free medical care most get treated. 

We had more experience today so we made appointments quickly. Gloria and I both speak Spanish so we were able to help. 

This community was better off than the first one. There is a Mennonite community near by and they hire people from the village to work in the fields. If any of the villagers speak German they make more money because the Mennonites speak German. This village had more mestizo people while the last one had more Mayan or Indian. 

This little girl is named Daphne. She came right up to us on her bike and asked "como se llama?" She is so outgoing and sweet. We had a great conversation about her bike, dolls, and her school. Her sister has a doll that they put in the seat of her bike. She doesn't have a doll though. I wish I could have given her one. When I grew up I had at least 15 Barbies at one point. 

There is a woman in the village who makes amazing Mayan sweet buns. It was three for a Belizean dollar which is fifty US cents. She sent her children over with a tray of them and we bought them all! They are so good and hot from the oven. 

Later I went and spoke with her and she told us about how she sells buns to the village. On Saturday she makes tamales to sell but by then we will be elsewhere. 

Her husband is in the hospital today for an inguinal hernia. He hasn't been able to work for a couple months so she has been trying to make enough money to send the kids to school. She said it is about $400 Belizean dollars for the two kids. She has the kids sell her food in the village on their bikes on weekends and when they are out of school. 

One of the council members if the town runs a little shop in her house. She was so friendly. She is the one who is working with ISL. apparently she is the first woman elected to the town council ever! 

We had our lunch at the school. We also set up our clinic in several of the class rooms there. I also took the opportunity to draw on the chalkboard.