Punta Gorda Patience

This is my second time traveling to Belize with Therapy Abroad. However, this time we went to the more desolate southern region of Punta Gorda. This beautiful place offered a lot of opportunities, but challenged us to be extremely flexible. There are barely any speech therapy resources for individuals there. I feel more confident in my clinical abilities and this trip, like the first one, strengthened my abilities to be flexible and roll with the punches; this is a huge trait I believe future SLPs should have. We went into the surrounding villages, schools, and did some treatment at Hillside Clinic. We did not always have a plan, but that was part of the journey! This experience made me grateful for what I have and be able to enjoy little moments more. Life is so precious and I loved getting to know other humans that grew up differently from myself while providing my knowledge on speech and language therapy.