This week was full of adventures as we worked with the St. Thomas Eye Clinic. On Tuesday we began our 3 day and 2 night outreach. We worked in the coastal town of Elmina and worked til around 5 pm, then got the opportunity to tour the Elmina Castle. The castle was originally built by the Portuguese then it was later taken over by the Dutch. The castle was mainly used as a port and hold for the many slaves being exported every day. There were many atrocities and terrible things that happened in the dungeons of this castle that are a staunch reminder to treat people of all races and ethnicities as equals, with nobody being lower or less important than anyone else. On Wednesday, we finished early and had the opportunity to go to the beach and relax. It felt good to get some beach air and sunshine (we are used to working indoors). Then on Thursday, we travelled back to the St. Thomas clinic where we spent the rest of the day shadowing the doctors as they performed cataract surgery and pterygium removal. It was so cool! Friday, we slept the night at the telecenter and it felt amazing to have air conditioning again. We then did another outreach Friday and then relaxed all day Saturday. I did my laundry, by hand, and then we went to the beach. Life is good!
Dallin's Trip to Ghana 