It was a great two weeks lots of great people talking the same language. Have to agree a lot of echo chambers though. The bigger organisations seem to only want to think about their value chains, which I guess is fine but we also need a lot of support outside of this. Glad you loved Colombia, it’s been home to me for nearly a decade. Indigenous groups are often ignored, having lived with Kogis in the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta for many years, they have much to teach us.
Simas, great insight as always. I felt quite similar about the whole thing. It was great to meet you in person and so many others. My biggest regret was not getting out in nature, but I will go back!
"People are SO friendly and (as far as I could tell) virtually everyone came here for the right reason" - Exactly my experience at RFSI. Such a refreshing atmosphere. Glad you got to feel this too.
It was a great two weeks lots of great people talking the same language. Have to agree a lot of echo chambers though. The bigger organisations seem to only want to think about their value chains, which I guess is fine but we also need a lot of support outside of this. Glad you loved Colombia, it’s been home to me for nearly a decade. Indigenous groups are often ignored, having lived with Kogis in the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta for many years, they have much to teach us.
Thanks Russell! Really looking forward to exploring more of (non-urban) Colombia over the next weeks.
Simas, great insight as always. I felt quite similar about the whole thing. It was great to meet you in person and so many others. My biggest regret was not getting out in nature, but I will go back!
Cheers Kevin! Loved meeting you in person as well. If you're back anytime soon, let me know - I'm still hanging around :)
Thanks Simas! You have a way of conveying information, atmosphere and truth so well.
Ah thank you so much Edwina 🫶 I hope you're doing well!
"People are SO friendly and (as far as I could tell) virtually everyone came here for the right reason" - Exactly my experience at RFSI. Such a refreshing atmosphere. Glad you got to feel this too.
I'm so glad to hear that Jessi! Many folks care