Pictures explained: the front and back of Cornejo's T-shirt and the rest of the boys pose in front of the day of the deal ofrenda. Leo later put his T-shirt on the ofrenda as an offering to the dead. I think this is a good thing!
Today was my last art session at the casa. All the boys got their T-shirts, and were really pleased. We finsihed off the picasso-style portraits, more or less, we were racing to finish so we could eat cake and take photos. It all fizzled out a bit, but Gelos called us all together to say thank you and ask the boys to say something nice. Miguel E seemed to speak from the heart – his eyes changed, he looked older somehow. Quite moving. I gave each of them a ‘certificate’ on which I wrote a little personal note to each of them. Quite glad it fizzled a bit, it made it less of a big deal. Feel a bit sad, and know that when I come back it won’t quite be the same – especially because neither Emily or Eva will be here and also… I will have had to have improved my Spanish!
Though work is over it’s still a week before I get back to Blighty. I have a meeting on Tuesday as a kind of summing up, and fly late on Wednesday to return Thursday evening. It’ll go quicker than it now feels it will. Tomorrow I go to the house to finish off the mural, but thereafter I have nothing I have to do. I walked into town along Heroes de cinco de mayo, bought a few postcards, had something to eat and some hot chocolate and walked slowly back again. I’m not bored but will have to find things to do. I’ve got perfect internet connection tonight but can’t watch on-line telly outside of the UK, so I’m now listening to radio 5.Which feels a bit weird.
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