¿Imaynalla Kashanki (How are you, in Quechua)? An a American pediatric dentist was volunteering at the clinic last week. Most of the kids were really scared of him because they had either not been to the dentist before or had had unpleasant previous dental experiences. The kids (and adults) have terrible dental care here. They rarely brush their teeth and only go to the dentist when something really hurts. Hence, by the time they arrive at the dentist they have bad cavities, infections in their mouth, and lots of teeth need to be pulled. This picture is of a group of girls from a local orphanage who came for dental treatment. All had the same haircut with pig tails; they were cute, but had bad teeth.

The bottom picture is a town meeting at a highland community called Ccamahuara. My dad was here last week and I wanted to show him a community because the people, language, and culture are completely unique. Unknowly, the community had a large meeting this day and the community president mistakenly thought I had come to inform the people of the Kausay Wasi Clinic (where I volunteer). They invited me to tell the people about the clinic and then we had lunch with the president and other important community members. It was a fun experience and I think my dad enjoyed visiting the community.