Howdy! My name is Sam. Today was the beginning of the second week of our mission trip, but it was my first day in clinic with everyone. I flew in yesterday afternoon on very little sleep and not a little bit of anxiety, but made it here to SCORE alright. I did forget to bring my swimsuit, though, which was disheartening. Not that many of us have the energy to swim, anyway. I am the optometry student on the trip this time around, so I was over in a corner of the church in el Piñon asking people, “Cuál es la línea más pequeña que puede ver?” until they told me it was time to pack up. Today I had a distinct impression of the perfect timing of God. When I came to the Dominican Republic last year, I was a baby first year optometry student and probably should not have been speaking so confidently to patients as I did. We saw conditions that we had just learned about in neuroscience and our beginner’s optics courses. Today, I saw conditions, again, that I had just learned about. Things that I would have had no idea how to handle had I seen them last year. Nothing too complicated, but fishy in the way all divine appointments are. It inspired a mystified sense of gratefulness to, not only God, but to my professors for teaching me well enough that I knew how to handle the conditions I came across. I am excited for the rest of this week. Not only will I get some great practice in clinic, I will increase my fluency in Spanish, learn about the culture of the Dominicans, and get to know my fellow clinicians and volunteers. From the heat and the sea breeze, ~Samantha Chapman UABSO Class of 2025
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