This September, I will be joining the Northwestern Medical Brigades Chapter on a week-long trek in Honduras. We will be traveling to a rural compound an hour or so outside of the country's capital, Tegucigalpa, to the El Paraiso region with a team of doctors, nurses and dentists. While my formal duties will include shadowing our medical staff, speaking with patients and fulfilling prescriptions, I will also be using my time in Honduras to gain a greater understanding of how sustainable development can progress in rural regions such as El Paraiso.

As I enter my senior year as an Environmental Science major, I am beginning to explore different career options. As of late, I have taken an interest in sustainable development, disease control, environmental engineering...basically, a desire to reform the way we live to improve the quality of life for everyone, including animals, plants and the Earth! However, my studies have demonstrated that the reformation needed in America is not identical to what is needed elsewhere - studying in Scandinavia, with their effective socialist regime definitely brought this realization to light! I believe that this trip to Honduras with likeminded individuals will lead to reflection on potential reformation programs for Central and South America, starting at the absolute foundation of a functional, sustainable, progressive society -- a healthy population.

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