SzwecjaÖstergötlands länLinköping sockenUllevi58°25’38” N 15°36’9” E
26 listopada 2023, Szwecja ⋅ ☁️ -4 °C
Today, the majority of the project team for El Salvador met for the first time to get to know each other and to be informed about details of the trip. Altogether we will be 5 opticians who will Czytaj więcej
SzwecjaÖstergötlands länNorrköpingCarl Johans park58°35’43” N 16°11’26” E
29 grudnia 2023, Szwecja ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
Three suitcases have been filled with those glasses that will be given out to people in need. Thanks to KLM each project member is allowed to check in additional 23kg…. that should suffice?
Podróżnik I would have loved to spend my old glasses, too because it‘s such a good idea and a competent team! So I followed the idea, spoke to my optician and will bring them to him for similar purpose. I wish you and Yvonne not only good luck but also a nice journey! Ursula
SzwecjaÖstergötlands länNorrköpingCarl Johans park58°35’43” N 16°11’26” E
4 stycznia, Szwecja ⋅ 🌙 -11 °C
Before we start tomorrow morning (6:05 h from Linköping), I checked the 10 day weather forecast for Norrköping and San Salvador, alas: not so bad! With all these glasses, there is no room in our Czytaj więcej
PanamaProvincia de PanamáNuevo BelénTocumen International Airport9°4’8” N 79°23’13” W 5 stycznia, Panama ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
The first team members gathered at the Linköping airport at 4:30 am. The next stop was at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam. From there we flew to Panama and finally arrived in San Salvador (after a Czytaj więcej
El SalvadorDepartamento de La PazSan Pedro Nonualco13°35’51” N 88°55’55” W
6 stycznia, El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
The accommodation is Finca America where we stay with another couple. The other team members live in a place nearby where we all together have our meals and „business discussions“. Both Czytaj więcej
El SalvadorDepartamento de La PazSan Pedro Nonualco13°35’54” N 88°55’53” W
6 stycznia, El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
After lunch we took a walk to the little city San Pedro Nonunalco which holds up t o 20.000 inhabitants. I found it remarkable to see in the church that they honor Pope John XXIII. Right next to the Czytaj więcej
7 stycznia, El Salvador ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Before work starts on Monday, the project leader treated the team with a day at one of the finest beaches of San Salvador as part of the hotel Bahia del Sol. We enjoyed a package “all inclusive” Czytaj więcej
8 stycznia, El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
The first working day led us to Guadeloupe la Zorra. After welcome speeches and a n introduction of the team members, we organized the glasses according to strength, while the patients were registered Czytaj więcej
El SalvadorDepartamento de La PazSan Antonio Masahuat13°33’45” N 89°2’23” W
9 stycznia, El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
During breakfast we received two surprises: a) we were supposed to split into two teams (because we were to work in two different places, and b) one optician and one assistant got sick…. Thus we had Czytaj więcej
El SalvadorDepartamento de La PazSanta María de La SabanaRío Aguacayo13°32’57” N 89°2’6” W
10 stycznia, El Salvador ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
The day started with another surprise: two more opticians got sick. The team of nine is now reduced to five: the project leader, two opticians and two assistants. One team worked in the municipal Czytaj więcej
