Friday, December 7, 2007

Great Day

Today was a great day. I'm not sure what happened, but something changed in me. Maybe it was my masssage from Francesca, but I feel alive today. Before now I have felt asleep, lethargic. I was thinking about these women who put tons of pounds on their heads and walk like Paris models. It fascinates me. Then I encountered Margarita. I had a simple breakfast while everyone else was waking up and she was just outside the hotel. She greeted me with a grand smile and asked my name and we ended up talking for the next 45 minutes. It seems she needed someone to listen to her story and I was more than happy to do it. We had a wonderful exchange. She was married at 14 had her first child at 15 and then her abusive husband left her for another woman. She is now 31 and has 4 children. She seems a wonderful mother who is making difficult choices, but that are best for her and her children. She lives alone and works as she can selling things in the street. She hasn't been selling much and she doesn't know what to do. It is very expe

Okay, I have to go. More to share later.

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