To be resourceful is always a prevalent, yet unpredictable, learning opportunity that these kinds of fieldwork programs offer to our students. This year, in particular, we have had some challenging moments when it comes to teaching spaces – not always knowing if we have to hold an impromptu workshop
on the property of one of our collaborators, or if a particular meeting room will be open, if we may just have to teach in a hallway
, or as it happened last week a few times –
in a basement garage (hoping that the owner of that car wasn’t going to have to drive it out!)
Day 1 – A Total Immersion
June 2, 2009
Today’s day started with a typical breakfast (more on that later), a stop to purchase a couple of inexpensive cellphones (the two major companies are Claro and Tigo) for our