==**Personal logbook**== **Laritza Márquez Cristancho** ![](https://i.imgur.com/i9IjOPg.jpg) ![](https://i.imgur.com/KJIJ1uo.jpg) --- --- ***First week*** (11/07-15/07) --- The week that passed was where it all started. Every day that passed I learned different things in a very short time such as, Thai and Malaysian culture. I had never had the curiosity or the opportunity to learn about the beautiful culture that they have. I had focused my curiosity on countries like Japan, South Korea and China which was my reference of Asia. But there is so much more. Undoubtedly this week that passed somehow made me realize that as we learned in the presentation of Professor Paola Lugo, each country has its strengths that together we could improve as a society. On the other hand, in the following sessions I also liked how to apply what I learned in my entrepreneurship class, since Tec de Monterrey has in a way instilled in us as students the importance of entrepreneurship, to see the opportunities that would improve the quality of life of people based on the sustainable development goals. The topic of minimum viable product was a topic that I also had the opportunity to have seen in my entrepreneurship classes, which I had not understood as I understood it in the session that focused more on the development of engineering projects. I still have a lot to learn but my interest in the subject was awakened. As for communication with my colleagues it was great to interact with them when we formed teams. One of them asked me about the "narcos" series, never in my life did it cross my mind that just as I watch doramas and listen to kpop there they would watch that kind of series that is part of the history of my country in a negative way but it is part of it. --- ***Second week*** (18/07-22/07) --- This week started with Anil's talk, which put me in perspective about the world. The problem solving talk also made me think about the importance of the problems that arise in working groups. This somehow contributed me to keep it in mind for this and future projects. On the other hand, as a group we were able to discuss to delimit our idea of MVP. Fortunately we did not agree on what product we are going to work on. This week I enjoyed the lectures we had from the professors. I also enjoyed learning about Malaysian culture. I loved my classmate's presentation, I hope one day I can travel. Another thing I enjoyed was the discussions with my group about our MVP idea. Regarding the difficulties, this week there was a little more communication. No doubt the time change has been complicated but fortunately the group communication has improved. I hope that next week we will be able to meet our goals. --- ***Third week*** (25/07-29/07) --- During this week we started with the presentation of our Malaysian colleagues. In addition, we were dividing the tasks that each of the members were committed to perform, in addition to meeting to see the progress of each one. We were conducting a survey to know the point of view of the potential consumers of our water recycling system. Personally, I was surprised by the importance of implementing these systems in our homes. Unfortunately we did not agree on the presentation of the week's progress and the lecturers made several recommendations for the final delivery. So at the end of the review we were reviewing the ideas we had for our MVP prototype. Then as the Sunday presentation is on Sunday we agreed with the guys from Mexico for the presentation of our countries. --- ***Fourth week- Final*** (01/08-05/08) --- This last week we had a more difficult to agree on how to advance our project, as the change of hours made it more difficult. However, while some were sleeping, others were working and vice versa. At the beginning of the week we defined the MVP that best convinced us from the point of view that it was the minimum that could solve the rainwater recycling problem. On the other hand, we were working on our Thursday-Friday presentation. Overall, I feel that we met the objective of the program to reinforce our solftskills. It was very challenging to work with my classmates mainly because of the language and the change of hours. **Finally...** --- I want to thank all the lecturers of this project for sacrificing their vacations and giving us this space. I was delighted to have participated because I met wonderful people that I hope to meet someday. ***¡Muchísimas gracias!*** **The doors of my house are open for when you want to travel to Colombia. I would be happy to receive you.** ![](https://i.imgur.com/EtglxP6.jpg)