The twenty-third birthday is way better than the somewhat anti-climactic twenty-second. This time, instead of being in college and maybe bumming just a little about not turning twenty-one a second time, I celebrated in the Progreso heat with my international crew of friendles in a restaurant with terrible food. And I was given a 45 minute set to play acoustic reggae music (accompanied by Rasta Carlos on drums) two nights in a row at Klein Bohemia. During the day I celebrated with Juan Alejandro and Cristian, 2 Copprome kids with the same birthday. We played videogames in the newly constructed MegaPlaza mall. They ordered burgers and - in perfect Copprome kid style - took one bite of their respective burgers and then said "HOLD THIS FOR ME!¨ (cuáles son las palabras mágicas, chicos?? ... POR FAVOR GUARDAME ESTO!!) so that they could divide them into tiny pieces for all their friends when they get back.
Tonight I make my farewell to Copprome (it will most likely not be the last, but it will be musical). Cosmo and I are going to play and sing for them.
I am dedicating the day to tying up loose ends and getting last minute kitsch to give to people. The project is in good hands, the droves of North American college students begin coming on Thursday, and all is good in the hood.
--charly--
your man on the street
reporting from progreso
Oh, Honduras, ¿cómo te quiero?
..Oh, Honduras, ¡cómo te quiero!
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Happy Birthday to all 3 of you Copprome dudes! And bless the boys' sweet hearts for wanting to share with their amigos. For those of us who wish to do likewise, to what address do we send a donation for the children at Copprome?
:-)
I would say the best way to donate to Copprome is to give to Students Helping Honduras's Copprome fund. Direct donations to Copprome require you to wire money which can be a little complicated. We are also in the process of establishing a Sponsorship program for people who would like to sponsor individual kids' educational expenses at Copprome - a weblink to this will be up soon at the SHH site. Anyone interested in more information about donating can contact me.
You can donate to SHH online at: http://www.studentshelpinghonduras.org/. We are a tax deductible 501(c)3 non-profit and we accept Paypal donations.
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