Day 5

Today was such a wonderful day! After yesterday we needed a

good weather day and we got it! We weren't able to get to the little

town we were going to in the bus so we had to board a safari jeep

and drive in that way. It was such a unique experience to drive

through these dirt roads that were so small and so rough. The

town we went to is so far back in the mountains. When it rains they get

trapped in their village so it can be really scary. The mountains

made the air feel a lot cooler and we made sure to set up in the shade.

It felt wonderful compared to yesterday. Everyone worked so hard

and we were able to see 90 patients. It was hard work though because

the teeth were so dirty and there were so many problems. We will be

coming back in November in the next Smiles for Life trip

to help the rest of the people we didn't get to.

This picture below is our Safari vehicle. What a new experience
Our set up for the day

The gorgeous view from where we worked

Could that face be any sweeter?

Roy helping one of the Dental Students Mayerling work on a

patient

Jocelyn and her patient

Pam cleaned this guys teeth and Roy fixed them. This is before

This is the finished product. He was so annoyed because everyone had

been taking his picture and when I finally got to him he had

had it. :)

I love this picture of Lindsay. She had two little girls that were twins

that were her little assistants throughout the day. This little

girl is helping put flouride on her moms teeth. So cute

The famous Dr. Horton Team

We were majorly packed in tight on the way home in the big

safari truck. This is us after we had finished the day

And this is one of the little twins that ran after us. She was missing

her new friends.

Sidenote: Not only do we work hard in the Dominican Republic but

we have a lot of fun. This is a video of something really funny we

witnessed this morning between our dearest friend Tony who has driven the

bus for us for years and Juston. Who knew that Juston knew how to lasso and

Tony was so funny. This all happened so fast

and sporatic that I was glad i had my camera out.

Click here to watch