Day 7 (Wed)- Market

Sorry I got so behind! Things got a wee bit crazy. Unfortunately, half of the group came down with food poisoning from our “cultural dinner” that we ate in the community instead of at the resort. Sadly, our fearless leader Em got it BAD and so we shifted to a bit more activities, free time and individual work time instead of our group classes for a bit. I’m thankful I was cautious at that meal and barely ate so I didn’t get sick at all 🙏🏽

But Wednesday, we started with yoga, had a short lesson before she got sick and then headed off on our excursion to the local markets! Many of our group members own stores/boutiques or are product designers so this was especially exciting for them. I loved seeing what they noticed (such as the way the jewelry was displayed) that was very different from what I naturally notice as a consumer. It’s been exciting to learn the inner workings of so many industries different from my own. A highlight for me was helping people to negotiate, my Puerto Rican side really came out 😂 Although I want to ensure the artisans are being paid fairly for their work, I was also very aware that they up charge an insane amount for Americans so did my best to get the prices to a fair place for both. Apologies I am not coming home with gifts for all as I had NO extra room in my suitcase. We ended our excursion with some delicious gelato.

Once we got back, I was feeling a bit warm and paranoid about the food poisoning so opted to eat pizza in my air conditioned room and rest in bed a bit while hydrating. We took a dip in the pool and then had a free evening for individual work time and building deeper connections with one another. We went to bed early because our alarms were set for 3am…Read more