First Eindùeke of Espinar A sweet hello from the cold and high Espinar. So I am arrived at my destination, where I will spend the next three months. As this post also direct or is for my college, he comes out a little more professional than the previous one. So to Espinar. This town contains about 20,000 residents who reside within a radius of about 7 km from the center. This latches Although a lot, one realizes that it's really not as many people as it has really only in the center is a popular forever. Assuming, however, gone a kilometer from the center, it is like a ghost town. This town is more than I had imagined. I think before the departure more of a small town with nothingness. At this point I am slightly disappointed, but as far as the nothingness I had was right. Although the city has many residents and also has a certain size, but as far as the shopping you'll get only really the most necessary to life and for building. So if I here as an anti-rust spray need, what I would have needed a few times, I have to either drive to Arequipa which is approximately 6 hours away, or I charge a dealer who I worried that a "madman" price (tomorrow or the day or in a week;). The majority of the people here working in a round of footwall copper mines, which make an annual turnover of around 1Mia.Dollar. Thus, actually the money is, however, as almost every third-world countries the money goes into the pockets of large foreign companies and several local chefs. So again nothing remains for the people but the people are very friendly, spontaneous, and when given with something speak very openly. As an example: the mother of my host family where I live is one of about 7 radio stations in Espinar (Radio suuuuper is popular). And when I arrived was my host father, who is also, my chief engineer, his radio show (1 hour once a week with non-Peruvian music, oh how beautiful !!!). Thus, he abruptly transformed its moderation and communicated throughout the city who I am that I am finally here and help shape the various projects I am with him. It was now that it has not just many "gringos" (Luciano my host father and I) talk to me the middle of the road complete strangers with names (I feel now like a rock star ;))). This is also equal to the part of the culture of the people here who I respect very much, and which also represents the biggest difference. They are just really much more open and say what they think. Then one is simply invited almost every time the friend of a friend of a friend of someone who knows the family, which is always the case. What bothers me somewhat in this way of life here, "Hora Peruana" is. This is a time unit of our really quite similar, but they still have a special "unknown variable" which I still have not figured out. The Peruvians are never really at that time to which they have settled, but come anyway always and almost always really all the same way too late. So I'm usually the only one who adheres to the "official working hours" which are given by Luciano my chief engineer. For this reason, I also got a key for everything, so that at least one may be to the specified working hours on the ground;). These two things therefore to be open and punctuality should really exchange between Switzerland and Peru, something so everyone could cut a slice from the other. So I would like to explain my work here a bit. I work in a so-called solar workshop. This has been around for about 8 years and is eager of the population here in the bring to town and also in the country, the technology of solar energy in more detail. On the one hand, by conducting training and educational work, and on the other hand, directly makes construction contract for various population groups. So as a company for solar technology. In this case the limitation of this work is not finished products, but it almost always must be prepared for each customer's individual success. In addition, the employees try this sun workshop together with other companies to elaborate jointly the population a better standard of living to enable. You a little insight into the standard of living here. Normally, now in winter, about 20 day-25 ° C and at night temperatures up to -20 ° C. The fewest people have a heater and the houses are very poorly insulated (only single stone and glass), also there is an average ca.1.5 hours a day of water and electricity has many interruptions and not enough for a electric heater! ! The only gas station here in Espinar has only just about every other day gasoline and diesel. People make do with 4-5 thick "arms ceilings" for the night, and with plenty of warm drinks that are made on the gas stove. For water a day, most have a tank at home which they in time where water is available as well fill. In addition, of course, is also of great Alcohol consumption to which many men with drinking all the problems here. My part in this puzzle is that collaborate and develop new solutions for existing problems and the improvement of education methods. The solution to these problems is usually not a difficult thing to European standards;), but we have money, tools and running water! This, however, with very limited resources available here to solve some more difficult than that one would imagine. In addition, it must not be too expensive because otherwise the clients who are mostly farmers who do not can. So I am almost every day the same problem, although I have a solution can not transpose it here. This can sometimes really cost last nerve, if it seems doomed to fail only in those "little things". My main issue which I will work out yet, is the efficiency measurement of a self-developed by Luciano clay oven which on the one hand for cooking and baking can be used, and to provide other hot water and heat for the apartment as a passive product. This furnace I am currently studying at and hope to be able to measure this in the next few weeks in my spare time. I know not yet how much time I can spend on this, as well as for the other items still quite a lot of work to be expended. For example, stand in the weeks to several Training in the vicinity (3-4 hours) to. Similarly, we are also developing a simple Darrieus windmill turn, which is regulated, even with the wind speed and so almost always brings the same performance ... ... INTERESTING !!!!!!;). As you can see I have a lot of work, very much before, but realize very few tools and do not have much time to my goals. In addition, there is the further that I, too, would like to have my surroundings and the culture will experience something. Puhhhh'm so busy seeeehhhhrrr ;-). So I wish you a hot unbearably humid and warm summer and I hope soon to make a more funny post. (What not very easy, because the Internet is about as fast as we are here for 15 years, and the best times in the morning until around 07.30 and evenings from about 23.00. "Ond zo Dene Zyte schiiissst mech but the revenge aaaa !;););) rächnet So about 1 week (Hora Peruana) :-) ... ... disease Helmut
