Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

I woke up, ate breakfast, did homework till one, went running, showered, ate almuerzo with Olga, and then did homework till 5. Then I walked to meet up with Lorin who is also volunteering at Nuestra Casa for a meeting with Javiera, the volunteer coordinator about the workshops we are going to do. Javiera ended up not being able to make it, but we met with Patricio, the coordinator of Trampolin. He seemed to like my proposal for the Health Workshop and we decided we will be doing it Tuesdays at 5:30 starting the 23rd, for 4 Tuesdays in a row. Lorin is going to help me for now and hopefully later on we’ll be able to do an English workshop.

After the meeting I stayed and hung out. I talked with many of the people then we all watched part of a movie. We started ¼ of the way in and had to leave with about ¼ left. It was called Sangre por Sangre in the Spanish dubbed version, but in English, “Blood In Blood Out”. I think it was from the late 80s, about a gang and all the members later in life. Despite the humorous Spanish dubbing and horrible 80s outfits, I enjoyed it. At 8 when Trampolin shuts down, I walked back to the main street with Maluco and his basically wife, but I can’t remember her name. They are a very cute couple and have been at Trampolin every time I’ve gone. While we were walking, they told me they have 2 children together, a 7 year old and an 8 month old. The 8 month old is in a home where they take care of her and I could tell it was hard for them to talk about it. I’m not sure where the 7 year old is, but I don’t think she lives with them either.

I walked home, had once with Olga (again telling her she keeps giving me too much food), then did homework till I fell asleep exhausted.