'For the next 6 weeks, I will be participating in a program called Somos Hermanos and living in a city called Quetzaltenengo, abbreviated as Xela (pronounced Shay-la… I know, it’s REALLY confusing!). I am staying with a Guatemalan host family, taking one-on-one Spanish lessons 5 hours a day, and working in local clinics and hospitals. I’ve known about this program for years, and strongly considered taking ayear off between college and medical school to complete their full 6 month program. But, as it turned out, I was too eager to start medical school instead. When I found out they recently started offering a shorter 6-week summer program for 1st year medical students, I knew the program would be a perfect fit for me. Thanks to the incredible generosity and support of a wonderful USC Alumni organization
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