This was the building phase, and my side of it was mostly the practical end. I worked on a bilingual menu built from what the community groups had actually asked us for, and a kitchen inventory listing everything needed to run the place. That second one matters more than it sounds: for every item it gives not just the quantity but the reasoning behind it, so when the number of tables or staff changes, someone can recalculate it instead of starting from scratch. I also put together a draft web page for the café to live on Picacho's existing site, with the menu, opening hours, location and an activity calendar in one place. Alongside that, the team worked with Adrián on a logo and a visual identity for Barrio Mío.

We presented all of it back at the end of the six weeks. The feedback was direct and fair, and we spent the last stretch rebuilding around it. The biggest change was the menu: stripping it back to what is genuinely traditional and what local people had asked for, rather than what looked good on a page. Milo, chorizo, lentejas and carrot cake went on. A lot of things we had thought were good ideas came off. It was a useful reminder that the point was never to hand over something impressive, it was to hand over something they will actually use.

Outside the project, the second half of the trip was quieter in the best way. We settled into a routine, and I made friends with locals and with people who had nothing to do with our trip, which changed the place completely. On one of our last days we hiked with a local guide, Kevin, up to Angel Falls, finishing at La Catedral, the prison Pablo Escobar had built for himself. It is mostly ruins now, and standing up there looking back over the valley at everything the city has become since is not something I will forget.

Six weeks went very quickly, and I am going to miss it.