The training started at 9 am and it lasted 3 hours. It was exhausting. I met the teacher and some other people from La Casa de la Cultura. We talked about the current situation of the ceramics and about the expectations that they have as members of the community. The conversation was informal but very useful in order to understand what they think about the project and the result they are expecting.
For lunch, I went to a restaurant that they recommended. The food was very good but expensive. I have to find somewhere else. I walked for a while in the town; it was a beautiful and sunny day, I hope the weather is always like this.
There’s a place I really like called “Calle de la Ceramica” (Ceramic Street) –I saw it last night and now again–. Is such a special project that involves La Casa de la Cultura, the mayor office and some ceramists. The street was always a place of trade, full of noise, cars, motorcycles, garbage and dirt. Now, the street has no cars nor motorcycles; the noise turned down and the place has a different look: it’s colorful, the houses’ fronts are decorated with mosaics, there are new light posts supported by a ceramic base; it is a whole new environment.
The place of the sausages is located on this street and I’m going to call it “Alberto’s place” (because of its owner). I went in looking for a coffee and stayed there for while; there are always people reading, usually poetry.
I went back to La Casa de la Cultura and worked at the director’s office. Then, at night, I hanged out with him and some of his co–workers and friends. We went to Alberto’s place again –an emblematic place as it seems–, we had dinner, coffee and a very nice chat. It’s amazing how much they concerned about the arts and the culture issues in the process of the community development.