Jinotepe group number 1, my training town group, gave our cumulative presentation on Friday. We created a survey and interviewed 41 people total. The subject was respiratory disease prevalence and its cause in people in Jinotepe. We literally walked door to door to interview strangers. Then we analyzed the data and had to present the results to all the other trainees and our tech trainer. Since my group is awesome, we decided to present our material as the very popular game show Sabado Gigante. It plays every Saturday from 5pm-8pm and includes all kinds of things. Our presentation consisted of Kate dressed up as Don Francisco, our host. First she interviewed stereotypical Peace Corps volunteer Robyn who talked about how we decided to do the survey, how we did it, etc. Then, I played the role of an annoying audience member(based on a TV character called Cuatro who always annoys Don Francisco). We demonstrated all the questions asked in the survey and the general answers we received. Then DF interviewed Lauren, an investigator, and they showed all our qualitative results. To show future follow up, Robyn dressed as Sarah Palin and did "Más Adelante" as a preview of what´s next. It was a hit with the rest of the group, I think/hope. If anything, we definitely had a loot of fun doing it.
That picture of you is the BEST thing I've ever seen in my life. AWESOME.
ReplyDeleteHI there, Jenny;
ReplyDeleteLoving your blog! What a fascinating, exciting time you're having. As I just turned the corner on my 60th year, I could relate to the "walking for avocados" - that's hysterical. And I could hardly believe you ate the pork rinds (they ARE good, aren't they - though we just don't think about what they actually are, right?) But the cockroaches in the latrine was a bit much-makes the "honey-bucket" detail at Echo seem downright wholesome! Thanks for sharing with us - I look forward to your adventures.
Melinda Norcott