Help

Search

Advanced Search

Find results with:

Add another field

Search by date

to

Searching collections:

Volunteer Photos

Add or remove collections

Home Welcoming Comida

Rate

To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document

To embed this object, paste this HTML in website

Welcoming Comida

View Description

Loading content ...

Description

Rating
Collection	Volunteer Photos
Photo Title	Welcoming Comida
Photo Description	This photo was taken in the municipality of Perote, state of Veracruz, Mexico, in early 2008. I was serving as a business advisor to twenty different businesses that formed a "Cadena Productiva", or production chain, that brought forest products to market. The business visited on this day was a tree nursery (vivero in Spanish), run by the members of an ejido, or community landholders. After spending the morning going through their facility, asking questions about their operations, and discussing their future plans, I was invited to sit down for a traditional comida. The tradition of "breaking bread" is an important part of a Volunteer´s cultural integration and manifests the PC goals relating to cultural exchange. In this photo, you can see that the men are being served by the women, which conforms to the norm. But everyone in the room actively participated in the discussions during the meal, which traditionally doesn´t include discussing work. The meal is meant to share friendship (amistad) and welcoming. The smiles on the faces of the people who I served through my work, (and whose busines grew as a result of our collaboration), and who are serving me their food and hospitality, reflect the genuine warmth an welcome I have experienced consistently throughout my service as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mexico.
Contributor	Rob Ferguson
Region	Central America & Mexico
Country of Service	Mexico
Service Dates (Beginning)	2007
Service Dates (Ending)	2009
Sector	Business Development
Decade	2000s
Keywords	Food and meals
Resource Type	Photo
Format	JPG
Additional Country of Service	Mexico
Dates (Beginning)	2009
Dates (Ending)	2011
Additional Tour Sector	Business Development
Date created	2010-12-01

you wish to report:

Your comment:

Your Name:

Submit

Cancel

...

Powered by CONTENTdm®