You might have noticed that I have skipped over Day 101. I am still doing a little research for the write up and hope to get that posted soon.
By the way, for those of you who want to vote to determine who will join me at Clyde’s Restaurant, make sure you go to Day 88 before Friday. I will then tally the votes and contact those who have the most votes and schedule a time to go to Clyde’s! It’s going to be fun.
Last Friday evening I was on my way to see my friend Michael in Man of La Mancha at the Greenbelt Arts Center. Michael plays the lead role of Don Quixote, and he is awesome. He sings the most beautiful version of The Impossible Dream that I have ever heard. There are still performances for the next two weekends if you are in the DC area and would like to see it.
As I was waiting for my friend Jeff to pick me up, I found Gloria waiting at the bus stop. A few buses came and went and I noticed she wasn’t getting on them, so I decided to say hello.
Gloria, originally from El Salvador, has lived in Washington, DC for eight years. We spoke in Spanish which gave me the opportunity to practice my language skills a little. She told me that she was waiting for her ride to pick her up.
I asked her what she liked about living here in DC and she said, “the snow!” She commented on how beautiful she thought it was. It makes sense. It’s just something you are never going to see living in El Salvador. “We couldn’t even leave our home for a couple of days because of the snow, but that didn’t bother us…it was beautiful!” she remarked.
I asked her what she was going to do with the $10 and she said she was going to use it to help pay her phone bill.
Right as we were speaking her ride pulled up and she hurried on her way. I didn’t get her contact information so I am hoping that she reads this and reaches out to me.
Gloria, si Ud. lee esto, por favor éntrese en contacto conmigo. Me gustaría seguir en contacto con Ud. y invitarla a la celebración que voy a hacer al final del año. Adjunto hay un mensaje de vídeo para ti!
Year of Giving 