When I first stepped foot in Colombia, I found myself surrounded by a different culture, differen... more When I first stepped foot in Colombia, I found myself surrounded by a different culture, different food, and a different language, but what I found in Colombia was the universality of the human experience, and the importance of community health. I came face to face with it at the two children's hospitals we v i s i t e d. O d d l y e n o u g h , i t w a s t h e p a r e n t s , r a t h e r t h a n t h e children, that caught my attention. One baby, attached to feeding tubes and ventilators, giggled happily with a nurse. Other children, blissfully ignorant to the worries of their parents, ran around the clinic joyfully, sometimes bumping into our large group of students, pushing, laughing and playing. The parents looked on, meeting us with smiles that didn't reach their eyes. In a single moment I could read the worry in their eyes, the sleepless nights, the tears and self-blame. I realized that what caught my attention about these parents were the familiarity that I felt. They...
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