Blog Entry 2

What is your reaction to alternative medicine? How do you connect or differentiate this type of medicine to traditional medicine?

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Describe your reactions to Belizean cultures and their use of alternative medicine. What choices do you make on a daily basis that affect people around the globe?

Blog Entry 4

Compare your observations and experiences in Belize to your chosen major or discipline. Take an unfamiliar cultural practice that intrigues you, puzzles you, or disgusts you , and do an anthropological analysis in which you: 1) describe, and give geographical and cultural background for the cultural practice you choose; 2) use research materials to put the practice into cultural context, as a way of better understanding why this is important to the group(s) that practice it; and 3) find parallels in your own culture, where the practice looks different , but it's meant to achieve similar ends.

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How do you connect the alternative medicine you engage in or believe in to traditional medicine which includes your personal beliefs? Conduct a short interview with a member of the health profession to obtain an understanding of their views of alternative medicine. Reflect on this conversation in your entry.

Blog Entry 1

What are your expectations for this class? The trip? What concerns or questions do you have regarding travel to Belize? What will you contribute to Team Belize this yar and what do you hope others to bring to the table?