The Team: Doc G, Jason, Andrew, and Zach

This surprisingly stable bridge was constructed of teak and bamboo.

Andrew and Zach at village 1.

Doc G prepping for a long day of training.

One of the teams interactive classes.

Zach demonstrating wrapping techniques.

The Karen children would transport goods and water; passing our training hut multiple times a day.

The local livestock.

Andrew and Zach teaching proper gauze application.

Doc G lecture on Mortality vs. Morbidity

This spider lived with us for a week and was large enough (9 inches) to devour a bird.

Tablu, the village master

Our accommodations.

A young girl cautiously watches us, just tall enough to peek through the window of a hut.

Jason and Zach prep for the surgical training course.

Doc G observes as the students utilize the knowledge they learned from the previous days lectures.

Jason leads the surgical training as 24 students observe patiently.

The Karen prepped our celebratory dinner while being extremely mindful of preserving every part for consumption.

Jason helps sort the various organs. The Karen cook the liver on a stick like a kabob.

Scrappy dogs wait for a free meal.

Andrew exploring the camp.

A quick wind-down toast with some warm Chang beer and crispy pork and the obligatory rice and egg.

Pig trotters are left hanging in the kitchen to dehydrate.

Tablu playing with the photobooth app.

Tablu and Marc - Photobooth.

Andrew with a Tokay Gecko, also know as the pitbull gecko, which kept us awake the night prior with its ridiculously loud croak.

One of the soldiers. His other leg was a prostetic, lost to a landmine.

Marc catching a little midday shut-eye in the sweltering humidity.

After the surgical training, Tablu guided us on a nature hike into the jungle.

A Free Burma Ranger.

Tablu showing us that raw pig tail is the tastiest part of the swine.

The team with one of our top students.

Spit roasted pig for dinner.

Zach preparing a tourniquet for the commencement ceremony.

A female student receiving her Certificate of Achievement.

The 2011 Karen Medic graduates.

A mother and child from one of the neighboring huts.

TR Thai/Burma border 2011