I arrived in Guadalajara with three shoes...hmmm.
I arrived safely in Guadalajara on 08-12-08 and have been staying at the house of Danielle Strickland, who is one of the directors of CODENI, an NGO based in Guadalajara, with whom I will be working on several documentary projects throughout the Fulbright year here.
The past two days 08-13/14-08 have been great, justing getting a chance to both wonder around the city and shadow some of CODENI’s activities including the end of a two week mini photo workshop, run by Los Angeles-based photographer Maria Madrigal, and tagging along with a field-trip to the Museo de Zapopan, where there was a wonderful exhibit of Swiss photographers. Several of the students who were part of the camera workshop over the past two weeks told me they got a lot of ideas for their own photo projects from what they saw.
Today is the culmination of the summer activities that CODENI puts on, which have included dance, photography, drumming, arts, and sports. There will be a celebration of the end of summer and start of the 2008-09 school year, which begins on Monday, 08-18-08.
I have run into many families and children on the streets whom I remember from my visit here in March 2007, which has been wonderful, including Ismael, a child whom my parents have sponsored through AHALA.
Glad you arrived safely. Also, glad you have at least one pair of shoes.