Nicaragua Bound

Buenos dias. We are Sarah and Alicia, two nursing students at Duke University. We are about to embark on our first international nursing experience. We are so entusiasmadas that we decided to write about it and share it with you.

THE SET-UP: For the completion of our Community Health Clinical hours (time spent in "the field") we, Duke University School of Nursing students have the opportunity to travel to Managua, Nicaragua. The trip is self-funded, but organized through our Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives . 10 ABSN students (Accelerated Bachelors of Nursing) are heading down there in less than a week!!We will be paired with nursing students from UPOLI, work with them in community health clinics, do home and family visits and soak up community nursing from an international perspective for nearly two weeks.

Are you ready Nicaragua? Porque vamos muy pronto (because here we come!)

Now, allow us to introduce you to the nursing nerd authors (don't know how to say that in Espanol) who will be sharing their adventuras with you.

Both Sarah and Alicia have undergraduate bachelor degrees in Spanish and are participating in a medical Spanish class during their time at Duke. Aside from geeking out about future tense Spanish verbs they both love country music, Harry Potter, and lima beans with ketchup.

A few words from each brand new blogger:

Bueno! Soy Alicia y estoy muy entusiasmada para visitar a Nicaragua para ver enfermeria de la comunidad en agosto! I've never been to Nicaragua before but I can't imagine a better trip than this one! 10 nursing school students. 10 nursing nerds with no idea of what we're getting ourselves into...nor what to pack.

Hi there! Sarah here. I am also thrilled for our upcoming trip to Managua and working with the UPOLI students and faculty. I am ready to experience Nicaragua with open eyes, open ears, an open heart and ready to take in all that the country has to offer with nine amazing classmates at my side. Ready, set, immerse.

So, join us here as we fly south and immerse ourselves as student nurses for two weeks in Nicaragua!