by meganwestervelt | Jul 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
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,...
by meganwestervelt | Jun 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
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,...
by meganwestervelt | Jul 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
by meganwestervelt | Jul 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
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....
by meganwestervelt | Jul 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
