It´s been an amazing first two weeks here at the Granja Porcon. The people here are amazing, their love is extended to anyone, including those who have come from far away to learn from them. That is what Alex, Corey, and I have come to learn from this amazing group of dedicated and hard working people.
When we first got here they quickly took us in and provided everything that we could need and have also treated us with such great respect. Recently, we have started working with the tourism division here in order to broaden their tourism and also improve it using what knowledge we have. One assignment that we received is to create four new pamphlets advertising the amazing community here in Porcon. Along with this assignment came the opportunity to go and work along side the people in their daily work. This has led us to do such things as helping to milk cows, weaving native tapestries, and vaccinating over a 150 bovines over two days time. And all along the way we learn a little bit more about these people and the truly unique culture they have to offer the rest of the world.
Part of the research for the creation of the pamphlets was to participate in their activities to be able to describe them accurately. However, I feel that the things I have learned from these hard-working people such as Don Alejandro, or Don Pedro, or the hundreds of others we have rubbed shoulders with are inexpressible in a pamphlet. I just hope that what little we can offer will be enough to make a difference in their lives for the better, because they truly
deserve it.
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