So here it is... the last day. It´s been kind of crazy to think of how far we all have come and what we´ve done. These last few days have definitely been emotional. The final presentation went well and we each made a page about one experience that we had and made a take-away point from that to be applied to other urban development projects/thoughts. It was a really great way for us to show the faculty what we think is important and what we´ve really been thinking about.
It´s been hard to say good-bye. It´s been hard to even realize that we all are saying good-bye. I really feel like every person has been a great part of this trip and even though there are the frustrations and annoyances, when it comes down to it, it was a wonderful group. I don´t know, I´m sad and confused and excited all at the same time so I guess I don´t have much to say. Last night was great though, and we all hung out together, even the faculty, had a hilarious time! A great ending.
Today I went back to the Recoleta fair to get a few more things and we are just killing time until we all meet at 6 back at the hotel. I´m pretty sure we´re all gonna pass out on the plane and then it´ll be Houston before we know it! Amazing. I´m definitely not ready for the Christmas craziness when I get back and I´m sure it´s going to hit me in the face!
Ok well I should go spend my last few hours in BA. See you very soon
xo
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Da Retreat and Da Workshop
Hi everyone, I just have a few minutes to write before I have to jet off to class. Yes, class. We all thought we were done with that but this final workshop is turning out to be, hm, well I guess none of us really understand it. We are in La Plata right now and we are using it as a "platform" to build the perfect city. Hm, yeah, not too clear and definitely not the way I think most of us would like to spend our last week together. The faculty keeps saying that it´s up to us to decide what we want to so we´ll see how it ends up.
The retreat was nice. It was pretty overcast and chilly so even though we were at the beach we didn´t get to soak up any sun. We did lounge around a lot and just hang out which was a nice break. Ken and Barbara, the Cities program directors, had us all talk to them one on one to discuss what we didn´t like or what could be improved. It was pretty ironic because one of my main complaints was that they didn´t respect our time and there we were on our day and a half retreat and we were taking time out to talk to them! It was fine. I think the most frustrating part is being able to express what you think and feel like possibly that could have some influence and then be back in the same atmosphere in this workshop. Maybe I´m judging it too much, today is only the second day.
There are other people here too like Joan Tiffany who is the president of IHP and another country coordinator from the spring program.
We are split into two different hostels. I really like mine, it´s very cute and we´ve decided to cook together every night. We had such a good time last night, and ate very well! We even played a game of intense telephone.
Okay, off to class. I´m person of the day today so I definitely can´t be late! I will see you all very very soon! xoxo
The retreat was nice. It was pretty overcast and chilly so even though we were at the beach we didn´t get to soak up any sun. We did lounge around a lot and just hang out which was a nice break. Ken and Barbara, the Cities program directors, had us all talk to them one on one to discuss what we didn´t like or what could be improved. It was pretty ironic because one of my main complaints was that they didn´t respect our time and there we were on our day and a half retreat and we were taking time out to talk to them! It was fine. I think the most frustrating part is being able to express what you think and feel like possibly that could have some influence and then be back in the same atmosphere in this workshop. Maybe I´m judging it too much, today is only the second day.
There are other people here too like Joan Tiffany who is the president of IHP and another country coordinator from the spring program.
We are split into two different hostels. I really like mine, it´s very cute and we´ve decided to cook together every night. We had such a good time last night, and ate very well! We even played a game of intense telephone.
Okay, off to class. I´m person of the day today so I definitely can´t be late! I will see you all very very soon! xoxo
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