Thursday, July 01, 2010

Entierro

Yesterday I walked all of Granada...and I probably sweat 3 litres. After visiting Cafe Email I walked to Dulce Maria´s. She wasn´t home so I went to visit her brother, Don Alvaro. He remembered me with a warm hug. His wife, Nelly is awesome...a very warm spirit. They called Dulce Maria and she came with Mario. I was there 4 years ago the day that Mario Javier was born. He is now WAY taller and louder (he was a quiet baby :) It was amazing to see Dulce. Each time I visit her, the more I like her. This time, when I saw her and she hugged me, I felt like I had never left. Big storm yesterday and the wind blew out the lights. All night without lights...super tranquilo!
I went to a funeral today of Doña Lorena and Don Gustavo´s good friends. After mass, we walked with the hurse (horse drawn carriage) from La Iglesia Guadelupe (First church of the Americas) to the cementary...I´d say about 3 miles! People were crying the whole way...very somber. There was a cuartet playing as they put his body into the tumb and covered it with wet concrete. It was definitely an experience. Sitting in a

1 comment:

Mom said...

Kate...this is a great way for me to follow your adventures! Keep writing! Mom