SDA EATATORIAL
CSULA / FALL-WINTER 2014 / VOLUME 2, ISSUE NO. 1
! Memories of Nicaragua: My personal experience of an unforgettable journey by Minh Nguyen
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SDA members volunteering in Nicaragua this past summer as part of the new SEPHA initiative.
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• • • LAST SUMMER, I WAS PRESENTED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THE F I R S T G RO U P O F STUDENTS FROM THE S T U D E N T D I E T E T I C A S S O C I AT I O N TO VO L U N T E E R F O R A N I N T E R N AT I O N A L MISSION.
had “WIN” written all over it. I knew this was too good to pass up. SDA came up with the perfect name for our volunteer group: SEPHA. This is short for Sustainability, Education, and Preventive Health [through nutrition] Abroad. We collaborated with an organization called FIMRC (Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children) to help place us at a site. We opted for Project Limón, which is located in Nicaragua. This happens to be the poorest country in Central America, and the
What was even more exciting was that it would be geared toward nutrition intervention, giving us the chance to apply what we have learned in class to gain hands-on experience in real life scenarios. And the cherry on top was that this would be my very first international trip outside of North America. You can see how this
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