We are 5 weeks away from our next trip to El Salvador! Next week, we will be meeting as a group to prepare for the trip. We have a group of 5 people going down this time - the perfect size for group. I am including here the agenda for next Saturday. Soon, I will be blogging regularly in preparation for what promises to be an exciting summer!
Compadres Orientation
Summer 2011
El Salvador Exposure trip
Location: 148 Meadowlands Drive West – St. Gregory School
8:30 Arrival, welcoming
coffee
9:00 Welcome to the day
Introductions - group members we would ask participants to talk about yourselves a bit
Individual expectations – what do you see as your challenges, what do you want to achieve through this experience? We are asking participants to answer this question
outline of objectives for the day – what we plan to accomplish today - Paul
Discussion on this year’s objectives – how does this trip fit into the overall Compadres project overview of Compadres - Paul
9:45 Our partners in El Salvador – CRIPDES, CORDES, CCR, brief history of El Salvador - René Guerra Salazar – director of Salvaide
10:30 Break for coffee/snacks
11:00 review of trip agenda – where we will go, health and security, money, customs and cultural norms, weather, and living arrangements (especially in Las Flores) – René and Paul
12:00 lunch at La Cabana – local Salvadoran restaurant on Merivale – car pool
1:30 Social Issues and El Salvador
2:00 discussion on possible workshops in El Salvador -
3:00 future planning for trip – group discussion
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