From March 29 through April 5, Nicki and fellow students took a trip to the Dominican Republic and Haiti for a medical outreach trip. The experience was wonderfully rewarding and the experiences will last a lifetime. Her pictures tell the story below.
Nicki and Jomayco
Enjoying a local beer
Power lines in Santo Domingo
Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, the oldest church in the Americas
Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, the oldest church in the Americas
Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, the oldest church in the Americas
Playing games in the airport
Santo Domingo selfies
Nicki and Malaaf in Haiti
Being silly while setting up the clinic inside of a schoolhouse
Making friends in Haiti
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Sightseeing in Santo Domingo
Playing at the Chadasha Children’s Home
Heading out for another day of treating
Relaxing in the shade after the truck broke down
DCOM students and faculty at a clinic
More Santo Domingo selfies
Handing out toys at the Children’s Home
Brittany, Kaci, and Nicki
Nicki and Kaci
Collecting local children while waiting for the truck to be repaired
Heading to Atlanta to catch the flight down to the DR
First glimpse of the Dominican Republic
Front porch view at the Chadasha Foundation, where Nicki and her group were housed for the week
The truck that drove the students to each village
Getting ready before the first clinic
Lots of medications to be sorted
Playing soccer at the Children’s Home
Loading up
The portable ultrasound machine
Homes in Jimani, Dominican Republic
The truck ride to Haiti
Haiti
Haiti
Haiti
Taking blood pressures in Haiti
A happy patient
Fascinated by the camera
Haiti
Haiti
Relaxing in Haiti
Walking through the village in Haiti
Haiti
By the salt water lake
Haiti
Haitian children
Nicki and friends
Border patrol on the way back into the Dominican Republic
A view of the Children’s Home
Nicki’s early morning snack of coffee and fresh coconut
The group heads out to another village
Fun at an iguana sanctuary
The trucks the boys are pulling are made from old oil containers, and the wheels are the caps
On the road up to a mountain top village
Driving up the mountain
Driving up the mountain
Driving up the mountain
Driving up the mountain
Driving up the mountain
A local man heads down the mountain
Grinding coffee
Coffee break
Listening to a heart murmur
Getting clinical experience under banana trees
Lunchtime
The “gas station”
One of the interpreter’s, Aleo, is also a talented artist. Nicki purchased this painting from him
Nicki on the porch at the home in Chadasha. The land in the background just beyond the lake is the Haitian village where her group treated patients
One of the rooms where the medical students were housed
Nicki’s bunk
Nicki’s bunk
An early morning walk to the local market in Jimani
Fresh fruits and vegetables at the market
Spices at the market
Another morning snack of coffee and coconut
Nicki and Anne watch Dr. Williamson perform an ultrasound
2 Comments on “Nicki in the Dominican Republic and Haiti”
Wonderful photos. I can only imagine the knowledge garnered from this experience by our wonderful, curious med student. Good luck, Nicki, as you move forward. Love and hugs!
KEVIN IAM TRULY AMAZED BY THE LOVE YOU HAVE FOR YOUR FAMILY AND FRIEND’S IN THE EVENTURE’S YOU CAPSURE WITH THEM AND THE ONE’S YOU MAKE YOURSELF THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE IF PEOPLE COULD SHOW THE LOVE FOR NATURE AND FAMILY AS YOU DO. GOD BLESS YOUR KIND HEART.
Wonderful photos. I can only imagine the knowledge garnered from this experience by our wonderful, curious med student. Good luck, Nicki, as you move forward. Love and hugs!
KEVIN IAM TRULY AMAZED BY THE LOVE YOU HAVE FOR YOUR FAMILY AND FRIEND’S IN THE EVENTURE’S YOU CAPSURE WITH THEM AND THE ONE’S YOU MAKE YOURSELF THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE IF PEOPLE COULD SHOW THE LOVE FOR NATURE AND FAMILY AS YOU DO. GOD BLESS YOUR KIND HEART.