During the first three months of training, my site mates and I worked with a group of students from the local highschool, teaching them La Empresa Creativa. LEC is a course designed to teach 5th year students to work in teams, develop a new and innovative business idea, work on the various aspects of business development, such as market analysis, product development, etc., and finally, create a business plan.
Our group in San Juan de Oriente decided to make perfume, using the essential oils of flowers that grew in one of the girls' finca. We tagged along with the kids to help gather the flowers and see what finca life is all about. I have a photo of some of the boys cutting down coconuts from a tree, and then using a machete to bust it open. Fresh coconut.... deeeelicious. We also tried some raw cacao, mamones, and other fruits and berries we found along the way!
Finally we made it down to the pozo and sat down to relax and enjoy the tranquility of nature! Great day over all. Here we have some photos from the Business Plan Competition.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
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