I had a meeting with the people involved in the project. The meeting last about an hour and then I decided just to walk around town. It was very quiet, there were lots of people walking all over the place but it seemed like everybody was on vacations. Nobody looked worried or stressed and it was a sunny day. I really like being here.
In the late afternoon, the teacher of the workshops took me to the place of the older ceramist of the town, Clemente. He was very nice; he showed me the place and explained to me how a traditional workshop works. It was really exciting; it’s such a big place full of history and memories not only of himself or his family but also of the town. Clemente is one the adults that is participating in the project and he is very enthusiastic, I could feel the nostalgia around the ceramics, I saw it in his eyes. It was almost 8 pm and I knew that they use to go to bed early so I decided to go (he lives with his wife, who used to help him with the designs and decoration of the ceramic). I spent there like an hour and a half and he made me swear that I will come back. He told me about his concern and deception of some people that always went to visit him looking for some pictures or stories but without a real and deep interest in the “ceramics lives”... that’s how he called it. It was very nice to meet him and felt that we establish a good relation, that he trusted me.
Then, we went back to La Casa de la Cultura and watched a movie dicsussion that was taking place there. Again, it is wonderful to have the chance to see how many people went there, on a Friday night, to a cultural event, both children and young people, they always seem to have this big and real interest to take advantage of everything they can get from these activities. They don’t waste any opportunity that involves art and culture.