- July 4th - 

Wednesday! For today's speaker session we listen to the stories of Holalabs' founders - Luis and Alberto.

They tell us about the obstacles they face starting their own projects and businesses at such a young age - and then tell us about the benefits, which outweigh the difficulties. 


When you are young, there is margin for failure - and there is everything to be gained through failure.

Mistakes have to be made. You can't make an omelet withought breaking some eggs - always better to try, fail, try again. There doesn't exist a startup project or organization which didn't have to weather chaos and uncertainty at some point.

Sophie Umazi's project, though, i find somewhat less concrete than the others, the actualizing of its goals somewhat vague. Has her campaign brought about any actual change in the regimes of the leaders she tells us about? I definitely have some questions to ask her.

Back in groups, we think about the problem we've identified - Having defined, we now brainstorm for ideas and solutions - the day before we narrowed our scope and focused, but today we are encouraged to let our minds flare in any direction.

Group sessions were followed by the day's special events - the Global Village, a showcase of culture, and at night, the talent show. Both were energetic, magical events - joyous and filled with spontaneity.

I really really need to write something about all the other students - although to do them proper justice would take a far, far bigger space than this.
When you bring together some 250 exceptional people from around the globe I guess one could not expect anything less - amazing characters of every hue, some brimming with life, some equally full of quiet competence. Everyone, everyone here is an amazing individual, with amazing experiences. just being in the presence of these people is an awing and humbling experience.