Hello!!

My name is Erica Olson. I am from Stillwater, MN, an eastern suburb of the Twin Cities. I am a Second-Year student at Wartburg College and am majoring in both Biology (Pre-Medicine) and Spanish. Today was an all-around wonderful day. We are starting to wind down our trip and have been relaxing after our hard work at our various internships. This afternoon we were graciously invited to the home of Saul and Angela Escala, who were Juli’s supervisors during her internship at their Dental office. We were served delicious food, including kabobs, rice with almonds, salad, various vegetables, chips and salsa, and platanos prepared in the traditional way from Panama. The food was cooked by Dr. Escala and his cousin, José. There was also meat available for the non-vegetarians of the group J

After eating, we played with Professor Montgomery’s son, Xavier, and the Escala’s two children. Some of the Wartburg students played baseball with Alexander, the Escala’s oldest son, while others entertained Xavier and Remmy. Later, we sat outside and talked about our experiences in our internships and about the trip in general. Mattea and I also took the Escala’s dog, Marley, for a short walk and enjoyed looking at the houses in their neighborhood, as well as the mountains that they live by. It was a nice way to get away from the city and enjoy some home-cooked food. We are all looking forward to our final weekend here in Denver, especially since we have lots of free time to enjoy the sun (hopefully) and spend time with each other!

Special thanks to the Escalas!