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| Story Time at LIMES |
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| Me at the Queen Elizabeth Orphanage with Jamarck |
I can't believe how much time has passed since I last posted, please excuse me (for being so young I am not very technologically inclined)... Anyways, for those that have been referred to this page recently, especially by way of Kids Without Borders, welcome! I have been back in Grenada now for a little over three weeks and have resumed my position at the orphanage and at an after school program called LIMES. With the help of Kids Without Borders I was able to bring down three suitcases full of donations. The donations included: children's clothing, books, school supplies, and water bottles (we use these at the LIMES program where we offer snack after each session to over 50 children). Thus far the donations have been put to excellent use and it was great seeing the children light up at the prospect of new items!
As of today I started an internship at the WINDREF research institute here in St. George's Grenada. I am conducting studies on the transmission of soil helminths (hookworms, roundworms, whipworms) in school children here in Grenada. Soil helminths infections are one of the most common infections in developing countries and have severe consequences if left untreated in children (severe diarrhea, growth retardation, developmental delay, anemia, vitamin deficiencies, etc.). Over the course of the next few months I will be evaluating samples for the presence of different helminths, and will implement an educational outreach program at the schools to help prevent the transmission of soil helminths... As my work progresses I promise to update this forum!
Thanks again and may everyone have a blessed week!!! :)
