On Monday we paid a visit to Bertha, who started up an internet café last November. Her business has been flourishing, despite that fact that it has primarily been running during the off season. Classes start up again in March, and that should add to her business. She recently upgraded her internet service, and will shortly be getting a better deal from her service provider. She has plans to add computers to the upper level of her house once the loan is paid off.
Monday was also Jake's birthday, big 24. Some friends threw together a surprise party that night, and it was a night full of fun and games. The people in Trujillo are very fun and thoughtful.
We went to see Aurora with the carpentry business, and checked the progress they are making on their current project. Alfredo has the doors mostly finished, but has to redo some of the shelves for a bookcase that he previously built. It is a minor setback, but they should be able to finish it on time. The classes are going well. We split up and talk to students individually to answer questions and help them with what they need at the moment. We are finishing the financial projections of the projects for many of the students. Along the way we have to make many adjustments according to what we see. Not everyone is at the same point but they're all progressing. 
One of our students, Edgar, is developing a plan to start a hardware store. He has progressed very well and has put together an impressive business plan. He has worked in that industry for more than 15 years so he knows a lot and has a lot of contacts for when he starts the business. This week we went to the location of where he would like to put the store. We looked at the competition nearby and talked about what he would do to get clients. 
On Valentines day, we took a friend out to dinner to celebrate her birthday. We then led her to her surprise birthday party we had been planning with friends for a week. There were upwards of fifty people in attendance and we had a blast. We danced for a few hours and had a good time with all of our friends. On Saturday we went sandboarding! It's a lot like snowboarding but in sand; it's quite a pain to walk back up the hill in the sand. It was something new, so we had a good time. After sandboarding we went to the Laguna de Conache which is a nice little lagoon. We stayed there for a little while and went back home. 
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