Business Plan round up

A full body massage, quite a few free books and 4 dozen free eggs later, the interviews for the business plan evaluation process is over! The last two weeks have been crazy. From nine in the morning until ten thirty at night, every day of the week, i have been in other peoples houses talking about their ideas and the costs involved. Oh yeah, and i met some Patagonian ostriches, (Ñandu), on a small ranch. they are very curious animals.....

Just yesterday i finished the report and i can tell you that i am still looking at my watch worried about getting to the next interview. But its over, and now i have to do the presentations and the next project to start.

I almost thought i wouldn't be able to finish it all, but luckily i found a willing soul to go to Porvenir and do the interviews there.

Carine has left now, and i imagine she is at the airport in Buenos Aires waiting for her flight to Curacao, via 5 medium sized south american cities, and one central american capital....What a way to finish your time down here. I can tell you! But its getting warmer and the birds are back from the north. Everyone is gearing up for tourism season here.

Well, sheila es still here! She will be here for another two weeks, unless i can find a way of convincing her to stay. We still have a few things to do and at the moment she is working on fundraising. Not with foundations, but with companies.

The Impulsis application is still pending, and even though i have not been in touch with Enviu in the Netherlands lately, i seem to remember the last news being positive.

I also met up with maria in natales a few times. She is busy working with pilar and organizing a glass recycling campaign which should kick off on the 20th of September, right after the fiestas patrias! Remember, 18th of September is the big Chilean national holiday. There should be a lot of glass to pick up.

Ill probably be off to Rio Gallegos beach for a day in Argentina. Ill tell you all about it!