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 COMMUNITY SERVICE Are you interested in becoming a doctor, chef, engineer, interior designer or teacher? Engage in projects tailored to your interests that address local community needs such as: • Assisting a physician delivering babies and providing pre-natal health care in rural pueblos; • Empowering indigenous kids through performance arts, computers and English education; • Developing a fair-trade price structure for a women’s weaving micro-enterprise cooperative; • Building raised beds in a medicinal herb garden for a cooperative of traditional mid-wives; or • Rehabilitating poached monkeys and green parrots for release into the wild. In addition to gaining important lfe skills, service provides a structure for further integration into local communities as well the joy of giving. Sharing your talents makes a difference!  |
"The hospitalito continues to amaze me! Last week I helped Doctora Lisa, an OBGYN, see patients and deliver babies. She delivered in total 4 births: one stillborn breech, one induced vaginal birth, one vaginal birth, and one caesarean section. Shadowing and translating for la Doctora was one of the most amazing experiences I´ve EVER had! She was an incredible woman who always wanted to teach me more and let me be there for every birth." |
"My volunteer project taught me so much about education, children, and myself. I learned that I am far more capable than I ever imagined. Normally when in front of a group or class, I get stage-fright. But as a teacher, all I cared about was working with the kids. Whenever I wore my traje, even though I was slightly self-conscious, the kids loved it! They were even better behaved in class and worked harder. It was so amazing watching the children learn and understand what I taught them. That is a treasure I will remember forever." |  |
 | "I have always known that I will study mathematics, and when I was accepted to Harvey Mudd, I was sure that I would pursue a mathematics and computer science dual major. But I find myself enjoying the process of creating a maguey machine so much that I am considering studying mechanical engineering instead. I have also learned to appreciate all the things around me that are man-made. When I walk down the street and see a man building a house, I admire the time and effort he has put into it now that I know how much planning and work it is to make a small machine. I can’t wait to have a completed and, hopefully, functional maguey processing machine to help the indigenous people with this laborious process!" |
"Working with the marine park has opened my eyes to a whole world that I was unaware of previously. I am interested in public health and medicine, so learning about the quality of water that people are swimming in and eating seafood from was very interesting. I also enjoyed seeing how millions of sea animals' lives are negatively affected when water quality is altered as a result of human influence. I am so grateful to have this opportunity to be an informed individual that can make smarter decisions in how I choose to live." |  |
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