Last Friday the circus
came to town!! The Llanos del Pinal primary school finished early on Friday
morning so the kids could head to the circus. All the kids piled into the back
of my van and we trundled, bumped and laughed our way along the bumpy roads of
Llanos del Pinal to the circus. It wasn't what many may class as a circus, per
say. But a few clowns, a couple unicycles and a lot of laughs made it close
enough. Our Guayito got selected to participate in the 'try to say on your feet
and not vomit contest', also known as spinning around in circles for a long
time. But after a lot of spinning and only 3 tumbles he came away victor, a can
of drink his spoils of war. Afterwards we bumped and laughed our way back to
the centre via a couple paseos around Llanos.
The Thursday prior to
the circus we had our own little warm up performance. Thanks to a couple of talented and energetic students from the Pop Wuj Spanish school, we sang and danced our
way through our Thursday activity.
Also on another lovely note the monthly staff meeting turned into a mini surprise party for our wonderful boss, the all encompassing social projects coordinator, Carmencita, with paches de papa (typical potato tamales), presents and pasteles. Happy Birthday Carmencita!!
On a little bit a self
indulgent note, this is my last week as the coordinator of the Family Support Centre. I would just like to thank everyone involved in this amazing project, Pop Wuj for this opportunity and continued tireless work in the communities
around Xela, the staff at the centre for your friendship, help and support, the
mothers for your trust and support, everyone that supports the centre through Foundation Todos Juntos (your
donations make a world of difference), and most of all the kids for the love and
enjoyment I felt everyday. I will be back very soon!!
Adam