Found a little more street art in Lima. This, along with a half-dozen others, was in a courtyard shared with an art school.
And Iater I got the cutest kid shot in good light.
The art school, where I saw the street art in the courtyard, had a few small but nice exhibits (cost one soles on Sunday, about .35 cents). One of the exhibits made a compelling argument for how the art of Peru was a response to the political turmoil Peru has been challenged to meet. There was also a dance recital in the reception hall.
Trujillo is a 55 minute plane ride north of Lima. Here for a couple of days and then to Ecuador.
Location:Calle El Pescador,Huanchaco,Peru
El Senor!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is an amazing trail of adventures. I myself have only just gotten back internet after an intense week and a half of moving legally across state lines. First and most important updates involve Carter: He can now COUNT TO 2! It's confirmed, he has now recognized pairs of blocks, pairs of pine cones and pairs of orange pieces. He also had an iconic moment this morning--recognizing the fire 'truck' going by and then pointing out that it was 'red.' Realizing and naming unprompted a red firetruck seems like a big moment.
BUT, he had an even bigger moment, his first day at school--he went for 2 hours to a Reggio Emilia school in Cranston (15 minutes from door to door from us). It's like a modern day Montessori method, kid focused, a lot of trust paid in kids choices and in encouraging them to assert themselves rationally to resolve problems. And, to misappropriate Hemingway, the school is a clean, well-lighted place, clearly run by thoughtful and compassionate people.
The day (and one other visit) have of course been easier for Carter than us. He was surprisingly within himself, focused intently on watching everything around him as opposed to talking (he is now a chatterbox at home). But, he was not passive, he grabbed lots of toys, clambered up stairs and then a slide (his parents had to show heroic restraint not to try to help him not fall back down either), did a nice job of grabbing toys away from others but then handing them back when told he should.
As for parents, we are really honestly in love with this place, we've already had 4 neighbors introduce themselves to us. 2 of them with kids exactly Carter's age (a doctor and a psychologist! weird, the own a black lab and subaru also--perhaps we fit in too well?) In any event, the main observations are that:
1. Provitucket is far friendlier than Boston
2. Provitucket is far more entrepeneurial than Boston. Perhaps because everything is smaller scale, and it's therefore possible financially to start something and survive, there feels like there's a far more organic atmosphere of people being, well, folks.
3. Our house is feeling great. Somewhat to my surprise, I'm really excited to be outfitting it and finding its spaces. Having room for a work room downstairs, and building lots of Ikea.
OK, I'll stop filling your public blog with comments on our move, but figured this might be the most (?) direct way to reach you. Perhaps given you are back in a reasonable time zone we could rap on the phone soon?
Love
Chris
One more thing: Heard about this 'dedicated to Edward S. Curtis' video and thought I should mention it while fresh in my access:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga98brEf1AU