ECUAIRE

2 days left at the hospital! I can hardly believe how quickly this summer has gone by.

Here are some of the pictures of my summer experience..

A break in the clouds, taken from our roof-top patio in Guayaquil.

An inside of The Basicila del Voto Nacional, or The National Vow, is the Ecuadorian's tribute to the Roman Catholic Church. It remains, though not plainly, incomplete due to the belief that if finished the world would come to an end.

Glowing sunset at Montañita.

A medical student lecture room at Hospital Luis Vernaza.

A picture of ER from the outside of Hospital Luis Vernaza during one of our Guardia shifts.

The lush forests of Cerro Blanco, just west of Guayaquil. We took an afternoon after a Guardia shift to explore some natural beauty.

There is a big, open market a good stroll from our house with fresh produce, poultry, carne, y mas. Casey and I decided to go one day to explore and buy ingredients for a tasty home-cooked meal. While there, I ran into a patient from our Guardia shift a few days before. He had had a badly cut finger from a "work accident". Turns out he's a fishmonger at this market. Long story short, he believed in being kind to strangers and gave us enough shrimp for a 10 person feast..

This is a beautiful libélula. They're quite common, but non-the-less worth noticing.

The inside of a Luis Vernaza ambulance cabin. Wouldn't want to get stuck without a spare tire.

The epitome of our morning bus-rides. Nelly (in blue) holding on for unannounced chaos.

A view of downtown Guayaquil from the hospital.

Scrubs! in historic downtown Guayaquil

The Guayas river--flows into the Pacific ocean via the Gulf of Guayaquil and borders the western side of Guayaquil. It's current changes direction on it's own clock.