Today as part of my internship at Ronald Mcdonald House Charities, I met Karen at a middle school where the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile was visiting to provide the children and families there with flu shots. As the communications director, Karen was there to meet with the Nurses in the Care Mobile and shoot and interview with Tanya, the executive director for RMHCGH’s “Healthcare Within Reach” campaign. As Karen’s intern, I was able to go and finally see the inside of the Care Mobile. I took pictures for the campaign and also met with some of the families who came to use the Care Mobile’s services. Hearing the families’ stories really made me consider the ethics of our healthcare system as many of the people who came to the truck are immigrants who are fearful to reach out for help because they could be deported. I think that the discrimination towards immigrants is disheartening, no one should have to forgo medical care for this reason.
Today is the last day of my CAS project. I went to the climbing gym as usual and started with several easier warm-up climbs. I then went to a new V5 climb that I had started yesterday with my sister. This route was newly set last week so there were many people crowding around it. I watched a few people try it from afar and even tried it myself once but there were so many people then that I didn't get a real shot at it. I came alone and really early in the morning so I was very happy to find that the wall was open for me to climb. Because the start of this climb is so high up, I have to prop my right feet on the hold almost at my shoulder height and slowly push upwards and into the wall to straighten my leg without accidentally pushing off the wall. This climb requires a lot of slow and controlled movements and also a lot of trust in your feet for the finish. The sticking point on this climb for me was the big reach from the hold on the far left to the hold on the far right. To get ...
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