Well, I finally got to some internet!
We've had 4 people leave. One because of medical issues and the rest because they didn't like it. It kind of makes you feel better that you're making it.
I had a spider chilling above my bed for a while, so I named him Henry. He was pretty big, naming him made me feel more comfortable with him stalking me. He finally left, and I'm a little sad. I liked having a pet.
We went to the business plan competition in Santo Domingo. It was very inspirational. The kids who won were so excited. They all received money to start their business and make a life for themselves. One guy, who was my favorite, is buying instruments for his musical school on the Haitian border. That's very inspirational because the Haitians here are very marginalized and looked down upon, so it was great to see a Haitian win.
Tonight I am going to test my Spanish skills by trying to get us into a foam party for less than we're supposed to pay. I'm hoping it works out because we are all poor! It's nice to have weekends free to hang out with people even if it gets a little boring at times.
I am going to be giving a charla (kind of like an informal lecture) to the women's group here in Juan Lopez over marketing and other business skills. That should be fun, they are very receptive to us. Then I will be working with a greenhouse, helping them take out a loan to expand their business. It's nice to be able to apply my skills.
Next weekend I am going to visit a volunteer near Santiago for the weekend. That should be a blast but I am going by myself and she didn't give me the greatest directions, so hopefully I find it OK. We will also be doing a eco tourism expedition and going to a folk art/music fair in the next couple weeks. We'll be very busy. Hopefully I'll be able to get down on the internet at some time. Hope you all are doing well!
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3 comments:
Mark wanted me to ask you what kind of loan you were getting for that green house. Sounds like your job is good and you are having some fun. that's creepy about that spider. henry is a solid name for a spider though. I can't believe that many people have quit already!!!! That is so much work to go through to be in the peace corps to quit already. have fun and good luck with the espanol.
It seemed you are really enjoying life there and adjusting quite well.
Sorry about Henry's leaving but I have a feeling that you will have a new "pet" in no time.
Hope you have a safe and fun trip visiting another volunteer.
I'm so proud of you! Keep up the good work.
What kind of loan...well that will depend. They'll probably get a loan from Banco Agricola. It's a government run agriculture bank. If they don't get one there (there are some hoops they need to jump over to get a loan there) they will probably get one from a Co-op or another micro-finance organization (there are a couple near here). They can't really use a commercial bank because they don't know exactly how much they will produce.
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