EntreMundos Conference

Last Tuesday I went to a lecture at EntreMundos with some classmates. EntreMundos is a non-profit organization which supports and helps local community non-profits. An ex-guerilla talked about his experiences during the Civil War and how it changed his life (there was an interpreter, thank goodness, as I could only catch a word here and there). He moved to the mountains and started fighting when he was 14. It was cold, there was little food, and conditions in general were harsh as to be expected. He did have his guitar though which he pulled out and started playing to keep spirits up when there wasn't enough to eat. It was a tragic story and I am not going to recount all of it here. When the war was over, he didn't know what to do with himself as he had no other skills. He drank for awhile, but eventually joined up with some others and started an organization to support others affected by the war and to document and archive radio shows that they have produced.