i finally started teaching

i have been in so many different places the past few weeks that i have had no time to write. i was back in manila for a few days, then came down to cavite -- which is about 1 1/2 hours south of manila. i am here with 30 other volunteers for PST2 (training). we have been learning so much -- my sector is business advising for youth development -- so that's what we have been doing. business. today 10 of us went to a meeting of small business owners and facillitated a workshop/seminar. we discussed things pertainging to their small businesses and how to make them grow. my part of the training was to simulate a production game. i had the people split into 4 teams and build paper airplaines. it was a simulation for small business -- i gave them costs of supplies, items they needed to rent, labor, and interest for the credit that i was extending to them. this was a tough job, because i am in a place that speaks a different language than the one i learned. that's the real hard part about being in the PI -- over 1,000 dialects -- no communication. they had to make a proposal and present it to me -- how many planes can you make in 20 minutes and come up with pricing, so they would make a profit. i stressed that quality counts and if planes were not up to spec, they would be rejected. this fact seemed to go right over their heads and they all went bankrupt. it was a good situational practicum, it gives me a good idea of what their skills and knowledge are -- which doesn't seem to be very much. so tomorrow i go back, and now have ideas to work with -- and have figured out the areas they need the most help. i never thought that i would like teaching, but it was really fun. i left the site feeling that i had imparted a little of my knowledge on these people -- and that maybe they could really use some of the things i taught today. hmmm. we'll see how it goes tomorrow and if anyone comes back for my session. i'll let you know.