Yesterday was the III Encuentro Regional de Promocion de Salud en la region de Tumbes. A heath promotion convention or sorts. My health promoters were nominated for “best health promoter team” in all of Tumbes.
In order to get to Tumbes yesterday, we (11 of us) had to fit in an ambulance that was smaller than a station wagon. I felt like a chicken being shipped off to the Purdue factory. But we all made it, in one piece and with out poster board intact.
We sat around for EIGHT hours, listening to different schools, health promoter groups and health posts give their shpeal on how they exemplified good health practices. It would have been okay if we were given a break but we weren’t. We ate lunch in our laps as we continued to listen to the speakers. I couldn’t’ take it any more at one point and left for an hour to get a slice of watermelon, use the internet and buy some cell phone credit. My butt was getting sore- I had to get up and move around.
Anyways, at 4:00 they announced the winners yesterday and my town won 1st place for best health promoter group!!! I was SO proud of the health promoters and you could tell they were really proud of themselves too. We won a printer for our health post and everyone got an official document with their name on it, signed by the mayor of Tumbes and some other important people. I ask a lot of these health promoters and some of them give a lot of their time to work with the health post and promote community health in San Juan- and they do it for free, or maybe for some crackers at the end of the day. So for them to get some official recognition like they did yesterday was well worth sitting around the whole day in a dress (given it was 100% cotton, floor length, and I sat Indian style in my chair).
Tomorrow to celebrate our awesome-ness, we are all going to the nearby beach and hanging out all day. I’m baking cookies. Yipee!!!!
Also, I would just like to publicly congratulate Maggie and Pfeffer (no way I’m using your first name pfeff) on successfully completing their first ½ marathon!!! I know they trained hard this spring and I just want you all to know how proud I am of you two!
Also, I would like to wish my awesome mother good luck tonight at the Children’s Hospital Charity Event. I know you’ve worked hard mom and have a great time tonight!
Okay, that’s all for today, happy first day of May people and I’ve got 36 more days to go until I get to visit home!!!!
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