Chao Kevin

Today was Kevin's last day here. His flight leaves at 2AM on Friday. He came over today to hang out one last time. Since the weather has been so bad lately, we were skeptical of the morning sun holding out past mid-day. So we decided not to go to the beach. Kevin and I watched some Jiminy Glick interviews on YouTube, as well as some chris rock and Dave chappelle standup. After an episode of Ghost Whisperer (where Jennifer Love Hewitt saunters around telling people she sees spirits, and helps said spirits resolve their issues so they can go to 'the light'. I don't know which came
first: Ghost Town, with Ricky Gervais, or Ghost Whisperer, but either way, John Edwards probably has a solid lawsuit over intellectual properties... but I digress) We kinda just sat around and ate Milo cookies and granola cereal. I still wanted to get my fill of sun, since it's been a while since it has even come out. So we decided to use the pool at my apartment building. I always forget about the fact that it is only 3.5 feet deep. needless to say, we didn't spend much time in the water. I almost fell asleep trying to soak up some of the rare sun. the storm winds started blowing in the clouds so we went back upstairs and watched a couple hours of MTV reality shows before we headed to Buenavista for some foooood. after our late lunch, we decided to drop by Wendy's house so Kevin could say goodbye. but alas, Wendy wasn't home. perhaps this had something to do with the fact that Kevin forgot to give her a heads up. at any rate, it was starting to rain (for the 3rd time today) so we decided to walk to Kevin's cousin's house for more goodbyes. On the way, we caught an awesome rainbow and when a second one emerged, I couldn't help myself

We walked a few blocks to where Kevin's cousin lives. We just chilled outside until she called to say she was headed home. her family was very gracious, and wanted to go eat with us before Kevin headed to the airport. we headed to Crepes & Waffles. On the way, it came up in conversation that Luis (kevin's cousin's step-father) had studied digital communication at Uninorte, and was now working on documentaries. Over dinner, me and Luis talked about documentaries in Spanglish, with Kevin translating from time to time. aside from a few concepts and several nouns, I think I got by just fine in Spanish. of course, Luis was being very patient with me. I got his email address and i'm going to show him some of my projects. He is working with betacam, which, beleive it or not, really interests me. but he drenes very impressed when I told him I have an XH-A1: 'el es HD?!' "si." 'que chevere!'. to be honest, I find it easier to speak than to listen in Spanish, though I understood nearly everything he said, which is reassuring. however, I think I talked more than my fair share. He is a big fan of music, and after working in television for 10 years, decided to start working on a documentary about musicians en la costa, especially Barranquilleros. I wonder if some time this next week he would be interested in having me along for some of it. :)

After dinner, Luis dropped me at my aunt's apartment before taking Kevin home to his grandparents. 'when are you going to invite me to Utah!?' "you're welcome anytime, just let me know when you're coming."

Chao Kevin

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