Project Summary

I went on a humanitarian trip to Antigua,

Guatemala from March 9 - 15th, 2014. I
volunteered though a group called
Maxio Nivel, and they were able to
place me at Casa Maria a nursing home
in San Felipe, Guatemala. At the
nursing home I was able to take care of
residents, clean wounds, engage
residents in physical therapy and much
more.

Project Highlights
When I was volunteering, at Casa Maria
the nursing home in San Felipe,
Guatemala, I met a lady named
Amanda. She had a wound about the
size of a 50 cent piece under her eye. I
was able to pay for a doctor to come
and look at her eye, take a culture
sample, examine the bacteria and then
prescribe a prescription for only Q100.
($12.50 USD)

From My Journal
I wish more students valued our elderly
like I do. I also want to do more for the
nursing home in San Felipe. I really
think I want to send Q100 every month
for wound care.
*8 Quetzal (Currency in Guatemala)
converts to 1 USD
Alternative Spring Break - Guatemala
Theresa Aguilar
Community Engagement Center
Business Management and French
Fall 2014
Some of the residents at Casa Maria. The nursing home I
volunteered at in San Felipe, Guatemala.
Waiting at Maxio Nivel the volunteer headquarters in Antigua,
Guatemala before I have to walk to my bus to go to Casa
Maria the nursing home in San Felipe, Guatemala.