Vicki's Adventures in Helene, Honduras

   

My team!  I cut my head from another pic because I didn't like this one.
Loading the the "people" boat in Roatan (45 min trip to Helene)
   

Roatan airport--feel the blast of mugginess!
A view of the clinic (on R) from THE road

Island homes
Crazy school kids in front of Classroom 2

Extracting a fish bone from a guy's throat
In the community doing visitation

Trying not to fall through the slats on the way to a house
Working on the playground fence--SOOO HOT!

Whoa!  Back to the beginning--awaiting departure about 5am
Rick and Vick on the ride to Helene

Me and Sandy taking a break from fixing screens
Good times on Delta!

On our bus on the way to Oakridge to take the boat
Chow time in the clinic. 6pm sharp!

At the school orientation in a full body poncho (not for petite sizes, obviously)
A wild game of spoons before bed!

My roommates!  Susan, Sandy and Mary--the QUAD!!
Crazy parrot that kept trying to get in our room at the hotel the last night.

Hilary: "Vicki, get in the hammock with me!"
Vicki: "I think it will break!"  Hilary: "No it won't!"
(only the rope came untied...)
With Sheila (L) and Susan. Susan and I worked in Sheila's 3 & 4 grade class


With the school peeps: Emily, director and 5/6 grade, Brandy--intern, me, Jean--intern


Cute little girl and one of the many dogs on Helene


View from the Prayer Deck atop the clinic


Taking in the scenic vista after a day at school


Out in the community


Helene kids playing


Chatting with the locals

The main school building--1/2 grades and 3/4 grades

Team Screen! Fixing the clinic screens and loving the tackhammers!


Power tools--YEAAAAH!


The clinic looking slightly pagoda-ish in this shot--prayer deck on top


Me and my buddy, Martin


Charlie's screen angels
One small group I helped with spelling (which, well, I WAS the spelling champ in 4th grade, sooooo....)


The dock next to the playground area with Classrooms 1 & 2 in the background
Ms. Sheila's class admiring the new fence--step one in their new playground!!!!


Snack time at school!
Learning the art of SNUBA back on Roatan before leaving