Introductions in Spanish
Hello, my name is ________. Nice to meet you
Hola, me llamo _____. Mucho gusto
You run fast!
Tu corres rapido!
What is considered normal blood pressure range (Provide systolic and diastolic)?
Systolic: less than 120
Diastolic: less than 80
Name one cultural framework and define it
Any of these answers:
Cultural Awareness: Recognize differences between your cultural identity and other cultures, acknowledging differences between attitudes and behaviors.
Cultural Knowledge: Learn about the community or population you are interacting with.
Cultural Sensitivity: Implement what you have learned. Enter communities within their cultural framework and interact accordingly.
Cultural Competency: Fluency in cross-cultural social interactions.
What does MEDLIFE stand for?
Medicine, Education, and Development for Low Income Families EVERYWHERE
Good afternoon! What is your name?
Buenas Tardes! Como te llamas?
Quarantine
Cuarentena
Ways in which MEDLIFE is different than voluntourism (try and list 3)
Any of these:
- sustainable! long lasting grassroot solutions
- working with lawyers to gain land titles
- Walls that Unify project
- volunteers take this DeCal to prepare for the trip
- address core issues by tackling root causes
- work hand in hand with community and listen to THEIR needs
- Community Health Workers (CHWs) stationed there year round
- always trying to expand their impact
Who are Promotores de salud?
Community health workers (volunteers) that advocate and fight for promotion and education of healthcare.
What were 3 things colonization created in Costa Rica?
Disease vulnerability
Economic inequality
Rural Isolation
Do you have kids? Is this your first time at the clinic?
Tienes hijos? Es su primera vez en la clínica?
Translate: Yo hablo español y vivo en California
I speak Spanish and live in California
The 5 main pitfalls of voluntourism (List 3 of them).
Draining of local resources
Inexperienced Volunteers (Ex: Volunteers w/o the proper skillset to build houses)
Disruption of the Local Economy
Poor supervision (Stricter set of standards in vulnerable population)
Limited Time
What are the 5 essential principles of cultural competency?
Valuing diversity
Conducting cultural self-assessment
Understanding the dynamics of difference
Institutionalizing cultural knowledge
Adapting to diversity
What is Encomienda?
A Spanish system where the Spanish crown granted a colonist the right to demand labor and tribute from Indigenous people. In return for protection, providing guidance, and teaching them Christianity.
Translate: Mi comida favorita es Pizza. Que es tu favorita comida? Que te gusta beber?
My favorite food is Pizza. What is your favorite food? What do you like to drink?
(HINT: What is = Que es)
Translate: I can’t give you medical advice, but shortly you will be able to speak with the doctor.
No puedo dar consejos médicos, pero en un momento usted podrá hablar con el doctor.
Translate: I'm going to measure your height. Please take off your shoes/hat. Put your things here. Place your back against the wall.
Voy a medir su talla. Por favor, quítese los zapatos/gorra. Ponga sus cosas aqui. Ponga su espalda contra la pared porfavor
Name one of the past school construction projects MEDLIFE has done?
TELAN PLAYA CLASSROOM PROJECT
Built a classroom for a rural schoolhouse in Telan Playa
MEDLIFE BEGINS CONSTRUCTION IN CHOSIC
Built a school cafeteria for kids in Chosica
HELPING THE UNION DE SANTA FE WAWA WAS
FILLING IN THE ROOF OF THE UNION DE SANTA FE WAWA WASI
A Visit to the San Judas Chico Home for Girls
MEDLIFE student volunteers are helping out with the construction of an auditorium at an orphanage in Cusco, Peru
Many of the rural communities we serve lack a land title, what does this affect?
They are left with no services! (Trash, sewage, water, power, education, healthcare, etc)
I am a MEDLIFE volunteer and a student at University of California Berkeley. (Hint: and = y in Spanish - pronunciation is the same as saying the letter "e")
Soy (un/una) voluntario/a de MEDLIFE y (un/una) estudiante de la Universidad de California Berkeley
Describe the Picture using three verbs.
Los niños:
Estan Comiendo = eating
Estan Caminando = walking
Están jugando = playing
Translate: I'm going to take your temperature. I'm going to pass the thermometer over your forehead. You have a temperature of 38 degrees.
Voy a tomar su temperatura. Voy a pasar el termómetro sobre su frente. Usted tiene una temperatura de 38 grados.
Explain the iceberg concept of culture and include examples.
the idea that many parts of culture are hidden below the surface and only a small part is visible.
Some concepts that most people are aware of are clothing, music, food, while a few concepts that are hidden are arrangement of physical space, the concept of beauty, and relationship with animals.
What are MEDLIFE's values? List 3.
Listening
Root Causes, Sustainable and Value Added Solutions
Structural Violence and A Preferential Option for the Poor
Collaborative & Educational Volunteering
Rigorous Giving & Investment
Transparency