Becoming the Student Once Again

Becoming the Student Once Again

I guess I should have seen it coming. I have, after all, been in training all my life. Having grown up with two phenomenal teachers as parents, workbooks were my siblings and stuffed animals my students from before I completely understood the concept of teaching. Now,...
Venturing into the Amazon

Venturing into the Amazon

Close your eyes for a moment and dream with me. Feel the cool rain hit your face as the heavens open up above you with a downpour that soaks through to your very core. Listen to the orchestra of monkeys, owls, parrots, insects, and frogs as they speak, sing, search,...
Los Ceibos: Hands that Create

Los Ceibos: Hands that Create

Captions: Ceibo de Miguel at sunrise. With the help of the Healthy Living Initiative at Ohio University, a group of eight women learned to make handmade jewelry three years ago in the nearby community of Chaquizcha. The group is now based in Bella Maria, and the...
The Many Faces of TDI

The Many Faces of TDI

Captions: Sofia Ocana, a researcher with the Tropical Disease Research Program, carefully holds a container of chinchurros (the vector for Chagas Disease) that will be studied and analyzed in the field lab in Cariamanga to determine if they carry the parasite T....
Con nuestra labor, sin Chagas Ecuador!

Con nuestra labor, sin Chagas Ecuador!

Captions: Cariamanga, Ecuador, operated as the home base for the Tropical Disease Research Program this summer. The students and staff involved in the program traveled by banana (15-person van) to Bella Maria, Chaquizcha, and Guara each day to carry out field research...