WOMAN: What do you think you learned from your experience?It must have been a great opportunity to examine community life.

PAUL: Yes,but it was difficult at first to be accepted by the locals.It was a very remote village and some of them were reluctant to speak to me - although they were always interested in my clothes and how much I'd had to pay for them.

WOMAN: Well,that's understandable.

PAUL: Yes,but things soon improved.What struck me was that when people became more comfortable with me and less suspicious,we really connected with each other in a meaningful way.

WOMAN: You made good friends?

PAUL: Yes,with two of the families in particular.

WOMAN: Good.What about management.Did you have a project manager?

PAUL: Yes and he gave me lots of advice and guidance.

WOMAN: And was he good at managing too?

PAUL: That wasn't his strong point!I think he was often more interested in the academic side of things than filing reports.He was a bit of a dreamer.

WOMAN: And did you have a contract?

PAUL: I had to stay for a minimum of three months.My parents were surprised when I asked to stay longer - six months in the end.I was so happy there.

WOMAN: And did anything on the administration side of things surprise you?What was the food and lodging like?

PAUL: Simple...but there was plenty to eat and I only paid seven dollars a day for that which was amazing really.And they gave me all the equipment I needed...even a laptop.

WOMAN: You didn't expect that then?

PAUL: No.

WOMAN: Well,I'll look forward to hearing more.