

My Journey to the home of my ancestors.
Journal first entry, In a few days, I will be traveling to Rason, a city in northeast North Korea in partnership with Pacific Northwest...


My Journey from Tehran to Bussi Island, and a Prescription for Finding My Life's Purpose.
It isn’t always a simple task to recall a single defining moment or person that sends you on the path you are meant to take in life. My...


PNSO - THE CLINICAL AND HUMANITARIAN CONCEPTS
THE CLINICAL CONCEPT Pacific Northwest Surgical Outreach (PNSO) was created following the experiences of general surgeon Dr. Jason...


UGANDA EXPEDITION - 2016
It’s hard to find where to begin when trying to describe the magnitude of the profoundly life-changing experience that was the PNSO...


PERU EXPEDITION - 2014
I will never forget riding in a canoes through the Belen district in Iquitos, Peru - extreme poverty, most people without electricity and...


PERU EXPEDITION - 2014
My favorite memories of our time in Peru are undoubtedly rooted in the people we helped. In thinking back, there is a couple who...


GUATEMALA EXPEDITION - 2013
We stepped off the plane into darkness. Disoriented after the bright city lights visible on our decent, we wondered the dark corridors...


GUATEMALA EXPEDITION - 2012
The Expedition began following a long , bumpy overnight ride from Guatemala City to our destination city of Jalpatagua. The following...