After some silence I log times again with a short summary of recent weeks to speak. As reported, I had the carnival in Cajamarca at its peak can celebrate without me, as the interim seminar sending my German home-world city was announced in Lima. So I got a hangover and wistfully for the bus in Lima.
However, the seminar was not directly in "La Horrible " but fortunately 1h north of the capital in ' La Union ", a private beach club. The parents of our (German) Peruvian David Rolfes Tutors are members of the club and therefore the seminar could be held there. The club is quite remote in a typical bay of the Peruvian desert coast. Surrounded by huge sand dunes of the club had to offer to all. Tennis, volleyball and basketball courts, Frotón (Peruvian squash) walls, full board, large apartments, swimming pool and direct beach access. These temperatures around 30-35 degrees. Fantastic!
view from the apartment terrace The 30 volunteers from the world house were quite Perú therefore already been set for a relaxed week and made upon arrival plans as the best sports, beach and party under a hat can get. In the heat we had reckoned without the host. Because our workers, the amiable couple Herman and Sigrid Herf, had a week of structured programmatic full. And so it was called then breakfast and 8am every day from 10 to 22h seminar. We did not know whether the choice of the place was well meant, or whether they were mentally torturing us. After all, only the breaks were to go short in the pool or the sea. Sport went before breakfast or during the lunch break.
Sra. Lucy & her kids, right next couple Herf The initial disappointment quickly dissolved but rather in (warm) air, for the seminar program was extremely interesting. In addition to guest lectures, a political scientist and a very sympathetic, combative and courageous social worker (+ street kids) from Lima was all about the personal experiences of the volunteers.
project idea Every (r) presented his project and explained the pros and cons that were discussed in detail. Although some disappointed were there, was the general conclusion of the first six months is positive in the projects on the whole. Main problems of the disaffected were all communication problems and coordination problems with the project partners, unclear division of tasks and / or lack of adoption of creative initiative. I personally could take many ideas from the intermediate course and a lot of motivation for the second half. Ultimately, the tight schedule was not so much weight, and finally remained between 22 and 8am will be time for the pool and Fiesta.
After it failed after 5 attempts but finally managed to have had a representative from Yanacocha for an interview before the camera to get, and I could Valentin last week also present at last the rough version of our documentary on La Pajuela. In the offices of GRUFIDES we presented the document to my colleagues and some farmers from La Pajuela. The subsequent discussion was very constructive and helpful for the further "fine-cut". The farmers seemed happy that the annoying scrabbling around with the camera of the two gringitos but had a purpose and we do not just eat the guinea pigs and trago drink in the village were. Happy about the successful performance and wistful about Valentine's departure from Peru, we finally celebrated both still due.
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