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June 5, 2017 by James Egan

BALI – Global Health Initiative – August 4 – August 17, 2017

Introduction

GLA’s Global Health Initiative program is a primer for studying medicine or public health in the developing world. A university-level program, it’s designed to give a progressive experience— challenging preconceptions of health with new experiences, and guidance from attending medical and public health professionals working in the field.

Global Health Initiative Itinerary

Please note: Activities may happen on different days due to weather or community needs. This is a tentative itinerary.

Day Program Activities
1 Arrival Day – GLA Students Arrive in Bali
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14 Departure Day – GLA Students Depart from Bali

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Blog Updates

All students made it safely and excited for the journey ahead! About to embark on their first village walk and discover the sights and sounds of Bali by doing a fun scavenger hunt. And they are off!

 

 

Swastiastu!

What a great first day in Bali! Today was a day of adjustment (from 20+ hours of traveling) and bonding. Everyone bonded over a delicious meal and morning activities of name games and orientation. During the afternoon we separated into groups and started to explore the village of Ubud. We saw all different forms of culture ranging from wood carving to playing soccer with the locals! Of course all of the adorable Bali dogs grabbed everyone’s attention as well. Everyone here looks forward to the adventures to come, and we are all beyond grateful to have been given this opportunity.

Much love!

(written and photographed-Ally A.)

Wednesday August 9th

Today we did our third day of service! Our service for today was working at an open clinic for the elders of the village at the local banjar; the elders chose to come to get these health check ups. We tested blood pressure, height, weight, blood glucose, and more. The STIKA students taught us how to work everything, so we were able to do lots of it ourselves—then the students would tell the elders what was good/bad about their results, and what they could do to be healthier. After lunch, we continued doing the same thing. Personally, this was my favorite day of service by far! I loved practicing my Bahasa with the elders, and learning from the STIKA students. I spent an hour talking to one of the students and learned so incredibly much about Balinese culture, and told her about the US. 

After a well deserved break, we all glammed up and put on our sarongs to meet the prince.  Our palace visit started with a tour.  At every corner there was another beautiful sculpture or piece of artwork.  Everything was so intricate and clean compared to the other homes we had seen.  After the tour, we finally got to meet the prince.  For someone with so much power, he was incredibly humble.  So full of knowledge, we had discussions over dinner about anything from motorcycles to the value of life experience vs money.  He even gave us his restaurant’s Instagram page!  The evening closed with a private showing of a traditional Balinese dance.  The performance was full of beautifully dressed woman, intricate costumes, and live music.  So much color and movement, it was truly magical.  A perfect end to a perfect day.

– Sammy, Maya L. 

August 8 
Our second day of service started at a different Banjar, a little farther away from home base. Together we successfully continued our home visits, meeting a variety of people, such as an old man whose age could have been over 100 years old (120 according to him…). The GLA students bonded with their STIKES students in their shared goal of bettering the health of the village people, and their love for social interactions with locals.
After a long day of service, everyone set out to a local indoor turf soccer field for some friendly competition. We were divided into 4 teams associated with a color and a country. The winning team was Iceland which included Chloe, Lucie, J’lynn, Easton, Maya B, and Ryan! Some great games took place and everyone was having so much fun, even the ones with little to no skill 🙂
Diana, Alex and Erica

 

August 10

We had such an eventful day today! This morning we visited a natural birth clinic where we had the pleasure of meeting Robin Lim of the Bumi Sehat Clinic. We were able to discuss the benefits of natural births, the different techniques used to clam the mother and babies during labor, and the flaws of giving birth in the U.S. Watching water birth videos allowed is to appreciate Robbin’s work and take a peek into the midwifery world. As much as we learned we also traveled. We took a road trip to the beaches of Ahmed and arrived in time for a quick swim and a sunset dinner on the beach. As the night approaches, we are getting ready to throw on our flippers and snorkels for a morning of swimming around a forgotten Shipwreck!
J’lynn Carolyn and Emma
August 14th
We wanted to share a couple of videos with you from our students:
  • One video by Maya B.
  • And another by Easton

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