Today was truly a spectacular day! We arrived late Sunday night to Kosovo. It was dark and many went to bed once we got to the hotel so Kosovo was still a mystery to our travelers until the sun rose on our Monday and we were able to experience Kosovo for the first time. Our Monday morning consisted of meetings with the Ministries of Agriculture and Education. We first met with Minister Rikalo at the Ministry of Agriculture. He shared success and challenges of agriculture in Kosovo and the importance of agriculture to the country. He, also, had many great questions for the Iowa students and educators about agricultural education in the United States. Next we made our way to the Ministry of Education to visit with Minister Bytyqi. This provided an excellent opportunity to learn about the education system in Kosovo. We discussed successes and challenges facing education in Kosovo.
After our meetings we made our way to lunch in a beautiful setting. We enjoyed lunch outside and took time to slow down and enjoy conversation. Following lunch we traveled to EuroLona a dairy and dairy processing facility. We were able to see the entire process from the cattle to a processing facility that bottles milk and produces yogurts and cheeses.
We enjoyed a wonderful dinner at a nearby restaurant, followed up by some gelato near our hotel. We are capping off a great day with a little time at the pool spa in the hotel. We look forward to tomorrow with a day with USAID in the countryside before participants meet their
host site partners.
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