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Finishing it up Friday

Good morning, BRIGHT followers! Sorry I didn't get this post out last night- we got home very late and went straight to bed. Friday was day two of our conference for teachers and parents in the...

Tiring Thursday

WOW. What an amazingly exhausting day! Today was day one of our conference for the community. There were a total of four sessions; three lead by PTs focusing on transfers, range of motion, and...

What a Wild Wednesday

Today began with nearly all team members heading back to Eternal Anchor’s school for kids with special needs. I was again asked to observe a student who is blind and give the teacher some ideas on...

Not quite what we had planned…

Happy Taco Tuesday BRIGHT followers! Today held an unexpected twist for Amy due to some "occupational hazard" tummy troubles. I started my day off at Casa Hogar with the young adults social group...

Day one in the sun

Hey BRIGHT supporters! It's Amy here. We had our first work day in Mexico with Eternal Anchor and what a day it was. I started at the school for children with special needs, specifically observing a...

2023 Trip to Mexico

In July 2023, Amy Murakami will be traveling with the Love Extended Team to Eternal Anchor in Baja, Mexico. While there, she will be providing therapy in a variety of classrooms (both in the public...

To be known

Today was our last day in Ecuador. We were able to return to the orphanage to give a presentation to the tias, therapists, and staff. Bessie talked about music therapy and prompting levels, Amy...

Seeing a beautiful country

Since today is Sunday, the tias and children got a break from us crazy therapists and we got to see some wonderful Ecuadorian landscape. We were in a town called Baños, known for waterfalls, trolls,...

Maybe not a fun Friday

Today was a "go go go" day and we hit the ground running. The orphanage had the BRIGHT therapists teamed with their therapists and had a list of children they were hoping to have assessed. The...

Adventures to Latacunga

We said "Adios" to the children living in Quito this morning and drove a few hours to Latacunga. We made a quick stop for a photo op where the team found some workout equipment overlooking southern...
Meet the Team

Meet the Team

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Back in the saddle again!

Back in the saddle again!

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The Wrap Up

The Wrap Up

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Success is in the Air

Success is in the Air

Whew! We are in the home stretch. Amy currently has 4 therapists in her hotel room, two on her bed, brainstorming on what information needs to be printed, translated, and left for the staff at the therapy center. It will be a late evening, and a crunch day tomorrow,...

Back in the Saddle

Back in the Saddle

Today was a long day. The team spent the morning observing children in the adjoining preschool that has a handful of "inclusion kids" that we are working with directly and some kids who have disabilities but are not receiving therapy from the center. Katie wrote up...

Sunday Funday

Sunday Funday

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