Return to Puebla....back for more adventures :-)

Hi everyone,

I have returned to Mexico after being back home in Portland, OR for almost 2 months, and now have been here in Puebla for 2 weeks. Time flies!

When I came back, I told myself that I didn't know how long I will stay this time and just have to wait and see how everything goes with the epilepsy support group. Well, so far, everything is going great! I've been preparing to give a conference in la Escuela Libre de Psicologia in order to give a presentation on Epilepsy and Psychology on November 27th. While preparing for that, I've been spending a lot of time with my wonderful friends down here, trying to come up with other ways to stay busy and now I have some new ideas....

1.) English tutor
   
I have made a flyer for being an English tutor, and because I have experience from helping teach English classes at the Ibero University during the spring, that's been helpful. I've actually already had two sessions where I've been teaching English for those of different levels. It's actually kind of fun and is another way in giving back to those around me.

2.) Volunteer Social Worker in a Hospital

Right now I am applying to Portland State University to get a Master's in Social Work, and therefore, it is helpful to keep gaining experience. I know a few people who are going to try to organize some contacts in which I could volunteer in a hospital here in Puebla as a social worker. That would be so amazing. I really hope it happens.

3.) Epilepsy Support Group

I have been meeting with the neurologist and we are making some upcoming plans for our group including more conferences,  and events. There is a possibility that we will be hosting a conference in 3 months where we will have 6 different doctors speak about different themes regarding epilepsy. Plus, people have been contacting me from different parts of Mexico and want to become part of our group.


In the meantime, I traveled to Mexico City last week for a conference in a university there with my friends who are professors. We then explored downtown Mexico City and I had my first experience riding the underground subway there. That is definitely not something I need to do again anytime soon, but I enjoyed exploring the city with my friends.

That's a quick update for you. I will try to be better about writing on here. Thank you everyone for all of your encouragement and support. I really appreciate it!