Guatemala Day One & Two

Day One & Two 10/14/17 & 10/15/17 – Written by Susie Awalt; Photography by Ranjani Agrawal Day one of the Austin Smiles Medical Mission trip began on October 14th, 2017. We gathered at 3:30 am for a 5 am departure to Guatemala City with doctors, nurses,...

Veracruz 2017, Follow Up

Now that I am back from the trip it has taken me a couple of days to digest what exactly happened and the impact it made on my life. Thinking back to last week it seems like a beautiful dream. There was no way to take in every tear and every smile, I would have been...

Veracruz 2017, Kenia

June 14, 2017 Kenia – Written and Photography by Natalie deLeon There are no words to describe the day-in-the-life of a patient and a parent who come for surgery with us at Austin Smiles. Below is the couple of days-in-the-life of Kenia and her mom. Kenia is...

Veracruz 2017, Surgery, Day Three

June 13, 2017 Surgery, Day Three – Written and Photography by Natalie deLeon Today I spent most of my day in Surgery. The things our doctors do is beyond my comprehension and beyond the scope of my knowledge, but is fascinating. Before walking into the surgical...