These two characters are Megan Schultz and Rob Plankenhorn, both veterans of the September trip. Meg is one of the International Program Directors for Health Horizons International (www.hhidr.org), spending a year between the third and fourth years of med school to apply her substantial skills to help solve the medical problems of the people here. In case it isn't abundantly clear, this is a SUBSTANTIAL sacrifice by someone who could easily be finishing med school and moving on in a lucrative career had she not felt compelled to follow her heart of gold to Puerto Plata. In addition to bailing me out of medical quandaries too numerous to count, Meg has become a good personal friend, someone who has earned both my respect and affection.
Rob. Well, what can I say about Rob. Rob is kind of what I want to be when I grow up. Rob was an Olympic canoer (the iPad tried to spell check that word to "canker" lol) and had a very successful career doing businessy things that I'm far too simple to understand, and has pretty much retired to doing mission work. Rob's done missions all over the place and has a wealth of experience that I'm trying to harvest when I ask his advice about where I should go next. But more, Rob's been a great friend and drinkin' buddy on these trips, and we have a great time together.
There's more to come. Be patient, I'm working on it.
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