My librarian friend has been here for the last two weeks and I’ve kept her busy. We attended 2 (I attended 3 but she could only make it two of them) “clausuras” of our school reading program that just finished week before last. I’ve also had her helping us finish cataloging the bibliobus as we frantically try to finish before Xmas vacation begins. Mi amiga and I have been having a little fun while here too. I took her to a concert by the national marimba orchestra last weekend, and we’ve explored a couple of the museums here in Antigua. We’ve also been eating a lot, and trying out a few of the bars around town. Today, we’re going for a little hike up to a viewpoint over Antigua, and tonight we’re going to see a ballet recital in the ruins of San Jeronimo.
Yesterday we made a little trip up to Chimaltenango where we saw a celebration of Dia mundial de la lucha contra el SIDA put together by a local AIDS non-profit and a clown theater troupe. There was a very moving theater/interpretive dance performance about the stigmitization people suffer when they have AIDS, then afterwards a question and answer period with the kids that were in the audience. Later
that day we visited the WINGS office and had a lovely chat with their communications officer about possible ways we could work together. We found out more information about WINGS Nests, which are volunteer support groups for the organization and I found out about an Antigua walk-a-thon that is coming up.
