Dynamics
At midnight a coalition of the constantly underground moving plates resulted in a little earthquake, apparently very common in El Salvador. The house was only shaking for a mere ten seconds and we were able to continue our sleep. We now understand that this dynamic is interpreted as a source of energy. It was clearly a sign of the day ahead of us.
We had a meeting at the Fundasal headquarters at 8:30 in the morning (AM). Our driver Ramon, from Fundasal, picked us up and guided us during the trip, pointing out impressive areas and architecture. We saw some very dense living areas and houses build up with concrete, bricks and metal sheets. Approaching the headquarters we entered a slum area with a track running through and finally climbing a closed complex on top of a hill, enclosed by the barrio. For us this complex is a very impressive working place with a view of the mountain and a build up settlement vaguely visible.
The meeting with Fundasal was very insightful, resulting in a couple of important possibilities for the research. We introduced ourself, were introduced to the team and presented our Project Plan 4.0. While the Fundasal team and we put a lot of work load on the translator we had a positive back and forth about our quick scan. This resulted in a planned tour across ten areas for the coming week, driven and accompanied by a member of Fundasal. On the downside we experienced a lot of difficulty pointing out the essence of our case study and the flexibility. After the meeting Ramon brought us to our next appointment at UCA with Sandra Poisat. This trip we reflected at our approach in explaining the case study.
The meeting with Sandra Poisat was very productive. We were able to explain the UE aims of study in detail, same goes for the Tool Box and our Incentive-Map. The feedback was remarkable, quickly understanding our graphic illustrating and aiming at the main goals of our research. It resulted in new contacts with expertise in architecture and urban planning with disasters as a theme, literature, working places and an invitation to participate in lectures.
We round up this hectic day with a good feeling and are continuing to process our work and simultaneously translate the essence to Spanish. For a overview of the established network and locations we refer to the notules or our meeting summaries still in process, accessible to Urban Emergencies affiliated.
This is it for today,
Please keep checking the blog and, let’s keep this dynamic
We had a meeting at the Fundasal headquarters at 8:30 in the morning (AM). Our driver Ramon, from Fundasal, picked us up and guided us during the trip, pointing out impressive areas and architecture. We saw some very dense living areas and houses build up with concrete, bricks and metal sheets. Approaching the headquarters we entered a slum area with a track running through and finally climbing a closed complex on top of a hill, enclosed by the barrio. For us this complex is a very impressive working place with a view of the mountain and a build up settlement vaguely visible.
The meeting with Fundasal was very insightful, resulting in a couple of important possibilities for the research. We introduced ourself, were introduced to the team and presented our Project Plan 4.0. While the Fundasal team and we put a lot of work load on the translator we had a positive back and forth about our quick scan. This resulted in a planned tour across ten areas for the coming week, driven and accompanied by a member of Fundasal. On the downside we experienced a lot of difficulty pointing out the essence of our case study and the flexibility. After the meeting Ramon brought us to our next appointment at UCA with Sandra Poisat. This trip we reflected at our approach in explaining the case study.
The meeting with Sandra Poisat was very productive. We were able to explain the UE aims of study in detail, same goes for the Tool Box and our Incentive-Map. The feedback was remarkable, quickly understanding our graphic illustrating and aiming at the main goals of our research. It resulted in new contacts with expertise in architecture and urban planning with disasters as a theme, literature, working places and an invitation to participate in lectures.
We round up this hectic day with a good feeling and are continuing to process our work and simultaneously translate the essence to Spanish. For a overview of the established network and locations we refer to the notules or our meeting summaries still in process, accessible to Urban Emergencies affiliated.
This is it for today,
Please keep checking the blog and, let’s keep this dynamic
Comment (1)
March 15, 2009 at 6:49 PM
sounds promising ... anxious to know how an earthquake feels like.
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