Patiently pursueing

Projects are fun, challenging, worthwhile and sometimes require patience as things move forward. While I feel as though we have been making progress and moving in a positive direction, I also recognize that this is a time where we need to wait patiently to see how certain aspects of the project unfold (cases, program development). I have to admit that sometimes I am great with having patience, but with projects and plans I like to see things moving along rapidly (admittedly something that I need to work on). Right now we are waiting to see how some cases are developing to be able to work with mediation for the clients of Centro, and hopefully we will be hearing about the progress shortly. This past week in the internship we were able to meet with one of our teachers, he teachers our mediation skills course, and talk about his work in Central America and mediation. We talked about how some cultures and countries would deal with disputes, some of them being along the lines of a mediative process, and how others were more holistic in nature (standing along the banks of the river and talking, not specifically to any one person). It was very helpful to get his insight and suggestions on places to look for good models and concepts that have incorporated the Latino community and culture into the mediation process. And so, we will continue to patiently pursue the various avenues to make this a successful project.