Busy, Busy, Business

4/1/09
There is no doubt that we have been keeping busy. Last night we settled into Nuevo Paraiso (complete with a tour), ate dinner, and then went straight to work preparing for our week and first full day. Working until nearly ten and exhausted from our travels, we all slept soundly and were ready to go in the morning.
Today we headed off to meet the members of “Rosquillas Del Valle De Zamonaro” (the current and possibly tentative name of the co-op with whom we are working to develop their business) at 8:30 and then spent the rest of the day with them. It has been a full day. The members of the co-op have been wonderfully warm and loving from the first meeting and discussion has been vivid. In the afternoon the members showed us Yuscaran, a nearby village. Upon our arrival the locals directed us to a little blonde-hair girl whose mother would be able to allow us to use the toilet. We followed the girl through the square and down what seemed to be one of the main roads to what turned out to be the local museum. After using the facilities, the mother of the little girl (Bella) gave us a tour and shared the mining history of the local. The museum visit was followed by a short trip to see the view of the valley…muy bonito. Actually, that has been said many times through out the day.
Overall, we have a lot of work ahead of us and have a lot of details to figure out shortly, but we are well excited and ambitious.