The meeting this time was at Hotel Toliman in San Lucas de Toliman. It was less than a 2 hour drive from Chichi and the area was beautiful. For more photos and stories, see Lisa and Kemmel's blog at www.KemmelandLisa.blogpsot.com
This was the view of the lake near the hotel.
We discussed the importance of communication in the classroom setting and then we went outside for an exercise. This demonstrated that without effective communication, little can be accomplished.
We each were given a number but were unable to tell each other what our number was. We were instructed to place a bag over our heads (one that we could breath through more or less) and then we were to position ourselves in numerical order. The key was that we were not able to speak at all. Does this sound close to impossible? Without a specific form of communication, "yes," is the answer.
Some people tried different forms of communication. Some would tap your hand to let you know what number they were.........but there was no rule for the communication so it was ineffective. 
Some people would place their hands on your shoulder and firmly plant you.......which seemed as if they knew more of what was going on than you did.......so you would not move. At this point it was the lost leading the lost.
Then we were able to take the hoods off for a minute and discuss a game-plan. We said we would get in a line, place our right hand on the person ahead of us and someone would take the leadership role and place us. We were able to be more productive at this point.............which emphasized the significance of basic communication skills.
Rosario, Josefina and I shared a room at the hotel.
We finished the afternoon session in small groups, discussing how the work is going and how it can be improved.
We enjoyed dinner and then a devotional led by David.
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