Week 2

This week, Samantha wasn't in her office when I got to the clinic, so after wandering around for a few minutes, I asked the lady at the front desk if she knew what I was supposed to be doing. Samantha was in a meeting, but another lady gave me the instructions that Samantha had left for me. My project was to find 12 culturally appropriate recipes for the patients to take home with them. Since most of the patients suffer from diabetes, high cholesterol, and related conditions, the recipes had to be healthy alternatives. Since I really like cooking and baking, this project was perfect for me.

I found dozens of recipes on the American Diabetes Association website without much effort. I tried to choose recipes that required few ingredients, were easy to make, and would appeal to a Hispanic population. The recipes I chose ranged from fruit smoothies to side dishes to desserts, and I would definitely try out every single one of them.

Once again, I went over my scheduled volunteer time by 30 min, but I didn't mind at all. Samantha hopes to translate the recipes into Spanish, but since my Spanish is pretty limited, she will have to find someone else to do that. Samantha also wanted the recipe cards to look attractive, so I will be working on that next week. I guess that means I won't be shadowing doctors anytime soon, but I can't complain. These projects are keeping me busy, and I'm having fun doing them.