We've been working hard this week developing ideas and storyboards for our upcoming documentaries. The stories we will tell include the tales of the elders in Sala Mi Barrio (My Neighborhood Room) in the Parques Bibliotecas and the journey of a book from the Bibliometro(a library in the subway). We will investigate how Arranjuez, Comfama's first headquarters, was founded through a soccer game and how gangs once at war can come together during a time of peace to produce a beautiful work of art. We will explore how a daycare center in Comuna 13, what was once one of the most dangerous neighborhoods was founded by hard working mothers. We will interview recipients of EPM’s university grants, visit women attending vocational training workshops, and develop relationships with families living in one of the city’s newest communities, the Pájarito.

This week we tested out the technology given to us by Duke, including HD Flipcams, camcorders, and iPod recorders to answer the question: What do you like most about Medellin? To find out, we interviewed our compañeros at the University.