In class today we discussed the Zapatista mural painting movement, including some of its sources, its leading innovators, and the core repertoire of motifs. We looked at the ideology they express both for themselves and the outside world, the support of which is necessary for their continued existence. For once I saved time for discussion, and organized it according to questions that Tina supplied.
The afternoon was spent once again trying to send money to a Guatemalan bank, once I had made another hotel reservation. I ended up calling the central office of the bank, and they sent me an instruction sheet which the tellers here could not understand. They were perfectly happy to take my money, mind you, but without really having confidence that it would get to its proper destination. So once again I am resorting to having my son try to do it from Vancouver. A ver si sale.
Meanwhile, Rita was having her final exam in the Spanish 302 class. I guess they enjoyed it because they all smiled for the final photo. But tonight the blog won't load any photos so I'll try when we return.
This evening was spent packing and waiting for bill, who finally arrived at 10pm. James has taken him to eat and shortly we will finish our trip planning, finish packing, and then lie awake looking at our alarm clocks in case we should fail to get up on time!
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