http://www.bobbuckendorf.com/work-overseas daily 0.75 2016-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438125158724-HZM4V3EVOMXV82MYPT91/SpeechPathologySpeaker.jpg Work Overseas Lecturing in Riyadh; those soft seats toward the front were especially nice during the afternoon “rest” time, which hopefully didn’t occur while we were speaking.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438125159262-ELQLTAX1RINVZA6V7DVN/SpeechTherapySeminar.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438125158738-K8R35F3KJ3UPVPNBFAZC/SpeechTherapist.jpg Work Overseas Our host in Qasim area, Dr. Achmed Shaaban, professor of anthropology.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438125156843-2LIIA1VOQPJMF0PL7Z93/CamelRide.jpg Work Overseas We rode camels, ate camel meat, drank camel milk, and even watched camels perform at this large camel and date farm near Buraydah.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438125158144-MHN14F50NHRMKNYOQWGK/SaudiArabianCamels.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438125158984-FCSX7ZSLLNE2RUMX4NYO/SpeechTherapySaudiArabia.jpg Work Overseas The camel farm was owned by a large family of brothers, some of whom are pictured here with us. I think that the next time we must ditch the suits. Kinda hot.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438125159444-BXZG9JZ8IY7P0TD7UH83/SpeechTherapySpeaker.jpg Work Overseas Engaging with the audience in Buraydah. We delivered lectures at Qissim University.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438125158058-JOIJZFH6WOU8KLCHB4Y9/SaudiArabiaGroupShot.jpg Work Overseas Our male only audience in Buraydah. The ladies were in a separate building with video and audio feed to hear our lectures.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438125158341-QG4PJ5A8VJB9CN5DGAGR/speechpathologyconference.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438125159697-ARGTJJ7P6MCNLHN0L7YX/StuffedCamel.jpg Work Overseas A new meaning to the term “Have a Camel” in Buraydah.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438125158325-GHNAHN5T007X9XAOPFM7/SaudiArabianMeals.jpg Work Overseas Nice meal at a home but we were exhausted.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438125158909-SOTHQO1Y53W2M7ETIMM7/SpeechTherapyPresentation.jpg Work Overseas Lecturing in Jeddah at the International Medical Center hospital. The lectures in Jeddah were held at a large private hospital. This was the largest audience with about 150 people, men and women, present for the two-day conference. As in the other cities, Dr. Hall and I shared speaking responsibilities. I talked about treatments for children with autism, some ideas regarding working with children in schools, and how to work with families. Dr. Hall talked about the neurobiology of autism and presented behavioral strategies for working with children with autism in homes and schools.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438125157100-4PVFL4SMV4G5GOCTQUWE/redsea.jpg Work Overseas Jeddah is a beautiful city on the Red Sea, somewhat more cosmopolitan than much of the rest of the country.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039886279-IIXEPHEEAQPJF4JYPT9A/ukr-sp.jpg Work Overseas We all wore the mandatory white coats… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039886429-Z0OTZQSH0VI4CGYLHYET/Ukraine.jpg Work Overseas The scenery and sights were classic.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039888924-P26COVTG4O8E07S4PANX/UkrainianSinger.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039884551-QGW5HN1UYTK8VRRZF1TH/BabiYarMemorial.jpg Work Overseas Ukraine has had a past rich in grief and loss. The poignant memorial at Babi Yar where hundreds of Ukrainian Jews were massacred at the beginning of WW II is moving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039886681-CJGT76TUIGCY2LG2QVL3/UkraineMemorial2.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039886470-KL3PKE10N21LIK6ECTTJ/UkraineMemorial.jpg Work Overseas A significant time for Ukraine were the frequent annexations by adjoining countries and the mass starvation during Stalin’s reign which is remembered at this memorial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039884801-Q0TLJ4TR04U7BG8W9SPK/ChristianIcon.jpg Work Overseas We visited a museum where many very old and beautiful icons were displayed.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039884845-CVJ8PP599N8PM498YLTW/ChristianIcon2.jpg Work Overseas We visited a museum where many very old and beautiful icons were displayed.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039885731-ADCBLAC8PMGNCDD76WVP/SpeechPathologyConference.jpg Work Overseas We lectured to both large groups...   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039885751-LTT546923FW95WYQJMB5/SpeechPathologyConferences.jpg Work Overseas And to smaller groups...   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039885989-LFIEHEQAP2HS4BM1TYQZ/SpeechPathologyLecture.jpg Work Overseas And to smaller groups...   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039886007-YCIP2L84MY14KSWOBJI8/SpeechPathologyLecture3.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039885505-1I97N5FYH1Q52RBH376J/SpeechPathologists.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039886255-7B1V1TIK25JOCCX38ULY/TraditionalUkraineCostume.jpg Work Overseas And our team was warmly welcomed by a Ukrainian group in traditional costumes.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039886724-WLOD8OXO7E3I4S92A4BV/UkraineWelcome.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039884950-DN8WDAELKFB55PFX2NUB/DrPieponDrLerer.jpg Work Overseas Our host, Dr. Jim Piepon, and our trip coordinator, Dr. Robert Lerer.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039888611-KMRJ2WIHPLY06WD43GSW/UkrainianPediatrician.jpg Work Overseas Our Ukrainian pediatrician host was Dr. Tetyana Vihovska who has assembled a wonderful team of experts in autism in Lutsk, a city in western Ukraine.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039889271-AL46GBQRPAYE0DIUNYBB/UkrainianSpeechPathologist.jpg Work Overseas Natasha, the speech pathologist in their center (on the left).   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039884994-Z6LFMJXET4380AYI97A7/PediatricSpeechTherapy.jpg Work Overseas We worked with many children in a variety of settings.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039885201-I1M6UH3ADV6E4ZCYVRH6/PediatricSpeechTherapy3.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039885235-XYBG7D435T217683UBFH/PediatricSpeechTherapy4.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039885476-060I9EQJLLM9F3V4AL3R/PediatricSpeechTherapy5.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039886928-VA7BQ0JSS71S9N242I1T/UkrainianChildren.jpg Work Overseas And all the kids wear hats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039887208-H0PJOQ7W4RX7YQ6WKZ2P/UkrainianChildren2.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039887522-AL7CLIY9YGOGSRVAS3I9/UkrainianChildren3.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039884555-6ZFAURQO8I6KGP14FD8M/ChernobylMemorial.jpg Work Overseas We visited a moving memorial to the people who were affected by the Chernobyl disaster, just north of Kyiv. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039887930-Z33GH6VS035UP2R21U2Y/UkrainianCountryside.jpg Work Overseas The countryside was beautiful and picturesque. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039888512-JTRWGVKVITOVKLY7T54J/UkrainianFood2.jpg Work Overseas And the food was wonderful and varied. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438039888232-DM99MW5Q129RFZDDIA11/UkrainianFood.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438123893165-FCYFQ37LW39KTQMIISXS/KenyaHouse.jpg Work Overseas We stayed at the Muthaiga Club near the embassy area in Nairobi which was the British club featured in the movie Out Of Africa. Those accommodations were cozy and charming and we usually had our breakfast and evening meals in a terrace overlooking a small garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438123893891-HVXEZ9KR7PCOP7MJPNGZ/kenyangroup2.jpg Work Overseas The audience included teachers, parents, clinicians, physicians, and therapists who work in a variety of settings across Kenya and neighboring Tanzania.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438123892798-3Q77XHXQ2E3C79WICVCL/buckendorfspeaking.jpg Work Overseas We found that our material was useful cross-culturally but we had to listen as well as talk. When food and housing and basic health needs are not yet taken care of and when people live in remote, almost unreachable areas, we had to be very practical in our talks.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438123893669-CDW490G0TYVK0FY787MY/KenyanGroup.jpg Work Overseas The smaller group interactions were helpful to the audience as well as the presenters as we experienced firsthand what it is like to work in an African country.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438123893211-69SNUI7NVTS1SIYNXD94/KenyaDinner.jpg Work Overseas We were treated to some wonderful meals and enjoyed the Kenyan hospitality first hand throughout the week.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438123897139-G80HTTM5QCVMPJHSTRE3/wildboarkenya.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438123893453-JYEY88DF2YX3XD2THG10/KenyanBirds.jpg Work Overseas These grow up into big Ostrich’s very soon.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438123894045-XRPUGEEO3OLPIVDKJU2C/kenyanzebras.jpg Work Overseas And many, many animals in a large game park on the outskirts of Nairobi.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438123892960-PA2TQGQADZD8NDBVD1LA/elephants.jpg Work Overseas The wildlife was wonderful and I did have time for a four hour drive through the game park adjoining Nairobi. Can you say “Hakuna Matata": “don't let the troubles of life worry you”.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118844526-P7MXOATL971A8XIQ1357/cubanbay.jpg Work Overseas Havana sits on a beautiful bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118848185-PVO8K2NEH8BC4P1UTZRM/havanahilton.jpg Work Overseas And we stayed at what was originally the Havana Hilton; unfortunately for the Hilton chain, it was expropriated by the communists within six months of its opening in 1959. The interior and exterior remind you of something built in 1959, don‘t they?   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118844118-VFQAFFRTHZ82QP3JNTP8/che.jpg Work Overseas Everywhere is the classic picture of Che.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118847400-O2E5BWD11K3YZESTI495/cubateam.jpg Work Overseas Here is our team with some Cuban friends as well.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118844987-YUEN9HDPBUJQIMMM0Z32/cubancars.jpg Work Overseas - Lots of 50's era cars... Lots of 50's era cars...   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118845431-59OOA0YDMSN1JMRV411R/cubancars2.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118844949-5RLX6SL7A6JO5AEXNGOF/cubancarinlivingroom.jpg Work Overseas Many people keep their cars indoors.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118844146-VBL3KT75YKQ26R28GFAG/cubanarchitecture.jpg Work Overseas You can see evidences of the original beauty in the tile work and entrances.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118844490-2758OZYYA1RG4LO5JZJ8/cubanarchitecture2.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118849016-8BKRJ7WYTGKCE1L5MAIL/supplies2.jpg Work Overseas And the supplies we took in to them seemed to be much appreciated.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118845468-0E9L69T3JZOX4H4LRFI1/cubanhospital.jpg Work Overseas Many pieces of equipment have been donated through Caring Partners International over the years.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118845724-ID1AJY122TRO6Z8L675I/cubanhospital2.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118848633-EY52LP5NBL8GIXXBON3K/supplies.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118845808-AHCPBTVIW0M1HR714O4U/cubanhospitalward.jpg Work Overseas Hospital ward.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118846156-JOP6A5NMDAQ78TX6EWII/cubanhospitalward2.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118846174-67PTQVS7V72EGBB1R7JQ/cubanlecture.jpg Work Overseas As in other places, we lectured to students, clinicians, parents, and physicians.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118846581-4TU8LI5IKVYTNY9XNT04/cubanlecture2.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118849737-XR30J7H25Q8R6V38NF0W/valaderabeach.jpg Work Overseas We stayed in a beautiful tourist area the last three days just east of Havana on a peninsula - Valadera. Absolutely stunning.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118850267-RTJZPAF69614Q5J6UGRC/valaderabeach2.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438118849641-TYGNUCNHN9AHS8UMCUKN/valadera.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438143194113-5J72HW1OAKV4OFMRUA7P/alma-ata-hotel.jpg Work Overseas - Alma-Ata hotel in Almaty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438143193985-B5CV36PVOFZOT3RYI1OR/ala-tau-mountains.jpg Work Overseas Almaty is situated in a beautiful setting nestled at the foot of the Zailiski Ala-Tau mountains.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438143194302-ZK3RDFH54WRSVENP37XJ/apples.jpg Work Overseas There are iconic apple sculptures throughout the city as the city is famous for their apples.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438143194645-UZ0IS26SR2TC6XYZ8FX4/marshall-stevens.jpg Work Overseas I was accompanied by my good friend, Marshall Stevens, who has many contacts in this part of the world. In two days of lectures we primarily covered diagnosis and treatment of children with autism and other developmental disabilities.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438143194456-XJMITGLZ4Q86LWWB7CSE/audience.jpg Work Overseas The audience consisted of teachers, physicians, therapists, parents, and administrators.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438143194143-64DD2L9KCGG8JZC290H2/andrey.jpg Work Overseas Each day our audience was between 80 and 90 people and our lectures were very capably translated by our translator, Andrey.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438143194628-3Q2AZX89A86154XSRVWS/Mady.jpg Work Overseas Our volunteer coordinator for these lectures was Mady, a business associate of Marshall's, who arranged for the hotel and spread the word throughout the city of our upcoming seminars.   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Overseas Dr. Lerer, Jolene, and I posed with the Jogakuim University chicken in one of our more serious moments.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438144492975-HG4ZSLZAXN63YGCDMDT3/SpeechPathologists.jpg Work Overseas Dr. Nagao has good connections with the YMCA in Japan and we had meetings with some of their staff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438144491807-GHPSH5K0H6PTSS6QTLIL/HiroshimaJapan.jpg Work Overseas She took Jolene, Dr. Lerer, and me to a Y camp up in the mountains which had a beautiful view of Mount Fuji, which is usually shrouded in clouds.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438144491835-HZ0FK4OOEFUKPGPH6UUL/HiroshimaJapan2.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438144492108-S5E179COOD1UVF3BA2VY/HiroshimaJapan3.jpg Work Overseas We, of course, visited the Peace Park and read many moving tributes and reflections regarding that fateful day so many years ago in Hiroshima.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438144788499-OJZMWIV52ZE7M0TVQM47/JapaneseGarden.jpg Work Overseas Japan has beautiful temples with sculpted grounds and we got to go on several tours of temples including the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438144492386-G5LB3H68WKH1OQV5GM1Q/JapaneseGardens.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438144492357-HGG958XJYUTJSRK835J4/JapaneseTemple.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438144492509-QTJ7R1ZGXA81JXTUROSQ/JapaneseTemples.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438144491633-HI858BLVTES8KR1AZPY4/BambooForest.jpg Work Overseas Those of you who watch films will recognize the Bamboo Forest.   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This was a follow-up on our two-day conference of last year in Almaty and we came at an invitation from the same foundation who invited us last year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438146669252-09EYVXWD6E8OFP25VVUS/SpeechPathologyLectureAlmaty2.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438146669885-BW0M18IW1NOJOAX6E05O/TraditionalKazakhMeal.jpg Work Overseas Our Kazakh friend Madi, took us out for a traditional Kazakh meal which included fermented mare's milk, camel milk, and horsemeat in noodles (Yumm).   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438146670102-9WV0HZF4322VYTTMUHAV/TraditionalKazakhMeal2.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438146668420-OF6ZSLGWW01JXO5XETBC/AlmatyRehab.jpg Work Overseas We visited a rehabilitation center in Almaty which provides activities and therapy for children and adults with Down Syndrome, cerebal palsy, and cognitive disabilities.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438146668586-UA74JGWGIBXUBIFPR0XC/AlmatyRehab2.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438146668665-G4VRVLHPY2OGJH6MT05I/AlmatyRehab3.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438294469936-H0BH666O9ALVO7GSP93H/PortlandSpeechTherapist.jpg Work Overseas Our team leader, Dr. Smith, in conversation with a Kenyan Developmental Pediatrician.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438294470293-N8GLI94OA00HCEC8EY7I/SpeechTherapy.jpg Work Overseas Our special educator professional, Sharlene, made her own props. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438294469933-Y0OD4ZH725J2CDIOVE2A/PortlandSpeechPathologist.jpg Work Overseas Joyce, special educator from Washington, and one of our Finnish hosts.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438294470216-FUUZ7OJIV9JC4AH08SYP/SpeechTherapistsPortland.jpg Work Overseas Can you tell which special educator is Sharon and which is Karen?   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438294470083-S9DYXFM50JI6MXEIRDQ5/SpeechPathologistsLectures.jpg Work Overseas Our audience in Baku at a rehabilitation conference.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438294469616-MGUH4OH4HOPVMFJE6JNJ/PortlandPediatricSpeechPathologist.jpg Work Overseas Baku is a beautiful city on the Caspian Sea.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438294469717-K8T9ULIL3SV9L1RVX6Y0/MaidensTowerBaku.jpg Work Overseas The Maiden's Tower in Central Baku. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438294469463-TSB277FN9YJ5DIDQTVFI/ChurchRuins.jpg Work Overseas Ruins of one of the oldest Christian churches in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438294972696-7FHE113VBAECPRBQ3T0C/VinalesValley.jpg Work Overseas The Vinales valley is a beautiful and lush valley in Pinar del Río province https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438294972433-49UCH67JDBWZWF6LQHYS/PortlandPediatricSpeechTherapist.jpg Work Overseas Our team usually brings bags of medical supplies to area hospitals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438294971772-2I7ESQY5KJYI1A9JM656/CubanSunset.jpg Work Overseas Cuba has beautiful sunsets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438294972408-CCQHCLEI22RSAGDRXMM5/PediatricSpeechPathologist.jpg Work Overseas Dr. Lerer, (on right) with Cuban physicians. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438294971568-7I1PUGHQ5XFXPPHDKAXK/CubanHomes.jpg Work Overseas Crumbling homes are interspersed with beautifully restored mansions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438294971758-AUY02WSG1EREG1HOAZDY/CubanMansions.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438294972601-2GAXJX5XHDYI4B6874YS/SpeechPathologistLectures.jpg Work Overseas Our audiences were often students, professionals already in the field, and parents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438294972112-12KPJQD8Q9OL8JR2K5T5/MedicalSupplies.jpg Work Overseas Often the medical supplies we donated were used by that afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438294972137-4N7PUWD1CO3WMCTN2VTD/MedicalSupplies2.jpg Work Overseas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55a6bcf8e4b0ac8362119251/1438294971563-CR5NLXKLS1J161UV0ZHI/CubanBedandBreakfast.jpg Work Overseas The Cuban government is now allowing more private enterprises. 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