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Derek's Journal

Latest Updates from the field.

 

UPDATE FROM BOLIVIA: August 27-31
Published: Aug 31
Monday 1st Sept.
The big challenge today was to get an extension on our visa.......

 

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Update: Sat 22nd Sun 24th August - Derek and Bron in Bolivia
Published: Aug 24
Today Bronni and I met with Dr Maria and headed by truck for Waiapacha to visit an Italian NGO working  in this isolated community. The Italians have been there for 7 years and are involved in education of children, conservation tree planting, feeding poor families and starting water systems to deliver potable water systems to families around the district. They are involved with 18 communities in all and there is a need for medical involvement. We were able to help with for the weekend!
 
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Update: August 17-21
Published: Aug 21

Monday 17th, preparing for our first explore into thre rural areas with completing updates, buying food and accessing money

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Update: August 6th to 15th
Published: Aug 15

As the Time-Dateline goes, when flying West, Bronni and I landed in Buenos Aries in med afternoon and stayed overnight in the Howard Johnson de Vinci hotel until our flight to Santa Cruz at 0900 where we waited for the next flight to Cochabamba. There are several flights a day on at leat two airlines, BOA and Aero Sur (528 Bolivianos for two adults and 120 B´s for 35 Kgs excess luggage/medicines). We were met by Sue (An expat New Zealander who had generously offered to help us in Bolivia) and Abraham who we stayed for and spent the week exploring theri contacts for working in a rural and remote area with little of no medical service.

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Update: July 26th to August 6th
Published: Aug 06
July 26th fly from Ouaga in Burkina Faso via Abidjan, Ivory Coast to Dubai, United Arab Emirates onto Melbourne and to Auckland arriving on Tuesday 28th to meet Tony at the Airpost, helping change terminals before flying in the evening to Wellington to meet Tessa and Melioni. It is always sad when Melioni does not recognise me after some weeks apart. Read More.....


 


 
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