and that's it

I spoke at my sixth graders' graduation; here's an excerpt from what I said:

Cada dia por el ano pasado, ustedes abrieron sus hogares y sus corazones para mi y mis companeros. Yo voy a dejar un pocito de mi corazon aqui con ustedes.

Every day for the past year, you opened your homes and your hearts for me and my companions. I will leave a little piece of my heart here with you.


The last few days, and especially today, have been spent running around, saying goodbyes, giving and receiving presents and farewell dinners, and, ready or not, I leave tomorrow morning.

Sometime, when I have better internet access, an air-conditioned workspace, and most importantly some DAMN TIME, I'm going to put up some of the heaps of photos I've taken lately. Next year in Jerusalem.

Also, this is the end of Radio Cofradia. When I left Mississippi, I changed my blog's title and continued to use the same URL address, but that doesn't feel right for my next transition. Look forward to a new blog, a New Orleans blog, tentatively titled "the bounce, the brass." I'll post the URL here once I get it up.

Que le vaya muy bien.